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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Metal | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| 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 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a global score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9's general score of 73.4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 is a a little bit thicker cellphone than Huawei Mate 9, but both weight the same. The Huawei Mate 9 has a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a quite bigger display, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bit greater display density. The Huawei Mate 9 features a slightly bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes greater videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a back camera with a lot better resolution, a larger aperture and a way larger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's battery lifetime is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 one.
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