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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-11-15 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X has a general score of 89.4, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 9's 83.2 overall score. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, it must be noted that it is also a way thicker and heavier phone. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate X, although it has a bit less pixels per inch of screen, a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a much smaller display.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit superior processor than Huawei Mate X, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Xiaomi Mi 9 takes way better videos and photos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a smaller camera sensor capturing lower quality images and videos, and they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a back facing camera with more MP.
Huawei Mate X has a much greater memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 384 GB more internal memory. Huawei Mate X features superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 36% greater battery size.
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