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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-02-22 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.3 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9's overall score of 73.4. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is a newer and a bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 9, but it is also a bit thicker. Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit better processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a just a little greater display density, a little larger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2160 resolution. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 9 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro captures better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9. Both of them have the same video frame rate, a same resolution back facing camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same diafragm aperture. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with a battery duration that's just as good as the Huawei Mate 9 one.
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