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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-09-08 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Cobalt blue and Shadow gray |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G SM7150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5160mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has a score of 81.6, which is much better than Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 general score. Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC's body is newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than the Huawei Mate 9. The Huawei Mate 9 and the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC have incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has a higher amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a just a little greater pixels amount per screen inch, a quite bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400. Huawei Mate 9 and Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC both have incredibly similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, they have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC takes a lot better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC also has a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and video in low light situations, a camera in the back with a way better resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 5160mAh of battery capacity.
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