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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is much better than the Huawei Mate 9, with an 85.5 score against 73.4. Although Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is thicker than Huawei Mate 9, it's a bit lighter and newer. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little higher 1080 x 2246 pixels resolution, a little bigger screen and a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 and Huawei Mate 9 feature extremely similar batteries. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video quality, the same video frame rate and a same resolution camera, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has a larger back camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photos and a bigger camera aperture.
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