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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 12 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 is slightly better than Xiaomi 12, with a score of 81 against 78.8. These phones use Android operating system, but Huawei Nova 9 has an older 11 version while Xiaomi 12 has Android 12. The Huawei Nova 9 construction is a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Xiaomi 12, even when both were released only 2 months apart.
Xiaomi 12 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a bit better quantity of pixels in each inch in the display. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a lot better processing power than Xiaomi 12. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Xiaomi 12 has as much memory to store more games and applications as the Huawei Nova 9 one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi 12 has just a bit better battery life than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 5 percent greater battery size. The Xiaomi 12 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have a back camera with a 50 megapixels and the same aperture, the Xiaomi 12 also has a lot better video definition.
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