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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 10 |
| 2023-04-08 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a global score of 76.6, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate X3's 74.7 overall score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 comes with Android 10 operating system, and Huawei Mate X3 counts with HarmonyOS 3 operating system. Although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is extremely older and thicker than Huawei Mate X3, it's design is still somewhat lighter.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a quite worse display pixels density, a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit smaller display. Huawei Mate X3 counts with a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a much better hardware performance than Huawei Mate X3, although it has 5 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a bit superior battery life than Huawei Mate X3, because it has a 5% larger battery size. The Huawei Mate X3 captures clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei Mate X3 also has a lot better (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with a better 50 mega-pixels resolution.
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