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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.04 |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has an overall score of 81.4, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3's score of 76.3. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's design has the same thickness than Huawei nova 3, but it's a bit lighter.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a bit higher display pixel density. The Huawei nova 3 and the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE both have incredibly similar CPUs, they have a 6 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3 features better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 22% larger battery size.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
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