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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 2, with a 76.6 score against 74.2. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a newer cellphone than Huawei nova 2, although it is a lot thicker and way heavier. These devices work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has the previous 10 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei nova 2 features a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 2 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei nova 2 features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as the Huawei nova 2 one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a superior battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 takes way better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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