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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-04-08 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.55 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate X3, having a 79 score against 74.7. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S comes with Android 11 operating system, and Huawei Mate X3 has HarmonyOS 3 operating system. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S construction is lighter than Huawei Mate X3, although it is notably thicker and was released 3 years before.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a lot worse 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little bit smaller display and a just a bit lower pixel quantity in each inch of display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a much faster processing unit than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Huawei Mate X3 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a bit longer battery performance than Huawei Mate X3, because it has a 5% bigger battery size.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a camera in the back with a lower resolution and a worse video definition, they both have a F1.8 camera aperture.
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