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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.04 |
| 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 SE is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting a global score of 81.4 against 80.8. These phones use Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 version. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a lighter and a little bit thinner cellphone than the Huawei nova 5T, although they were released with only 5 months difference.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE. They have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a little bit higher pixels count per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 5T. Both of them have the same resolution camera, a same size aperture, the same (4K) video definition, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a 0.5 inches sensor. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's memory for apps and games is very similar to Huawei nova 5T's one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei nova 5T features longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity.
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