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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 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 | 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
Huawei Mate Xs is better than the Xiaomi Mi 9, with a 91.6 score against 83.2. Huawei Mate Xs is a newer phone than Xiaomi Mi 9, although it's a lot heavier and extremely thicker. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a lot smaller display, a way lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bit lower display pixels density.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a processing unit that is just as good as the Huawei Mate Xs one, and although the Xiaomi Mi 9 has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a superior camera than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a smaller sensor providing a lower image quality, and they both have the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with better 60 frames per second video frame rates and a more MP camera.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has more internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate Xs counts with better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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