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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Mi 9 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 5T, having a overall score of 83.2 against 80.8. Even when Xiaomi Mi 9 and Huawei nova 5T were only released 7 months apart, Xiaomi Mi 9 is a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit worse pixel density, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a quite larger display.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a little faster processing unit than Huawei nova 5T. They have 6 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. Huawei nova 5T and Xiaomi Mi 9 count with incredibly similar memory to install games and applications, both of them have equal internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 9 takes clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have a camera with a 48 mega pixels, the same diafragm aperture, a 0.5 inches sensor and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has better video frame rates.
Huawei nova 5T features just a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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