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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has an overall score of 79, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3i's global score of 73.7. Although Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is newer than the Huawei nova 3i, it is somewhat thicker and heavier. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has an older 11 version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Huawei nova 3i counts with a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels density. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3i. They have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a much better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a much better (4K) video resolution, a bigger aperture and a camera with way more mega-pixels. The Huawei nova 3i counts with a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a much better battery life than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity.
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