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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-06-17 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9T has a score of 82.2, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3's general score of 76.3. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Mi 9T has an older 10 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. The Xiaomi Mi 9T design is newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei nova 3.
Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit inferior pixels number in each screen inch, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340px resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also counts with a little larger display. Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 9T. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9T, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 9T shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi Mi 9T features just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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