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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 10 |
| 2021-09-20 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 440 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 Huawei nova 9 Pro has a global score of 79.3, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's 76.6 score. Huawei nova 9 Pro's design is newer, somewhat thinner and a bit lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 OS, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 comes with Android 10 OS.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has a little higher 1236 x 2676 resolution, a quite bigger display and a quite better screen pixels density. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has greater battery duration than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a lot worse video definition and a lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
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