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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2022-03-15 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| -- | 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 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 50.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 11.88 |
| 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 |
| 6.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 has an overall score of 81, which is a bit better than Xiaomi 12X's 77.8 overall score. Although the Huawei Nova 9 and Xiaomi 12X were released only a couple of months apart, the Huawei Nova 9 is a little bit thinner and a little lighter. These phones include the same Android 11 OS (Operating System), so they should provide the user identical operating system features.
Huawei Nova 9 features a very superior processing unit than Xiaomi 12X. Both have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU. Xiaomi 12X counts with a much better looking screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a just a little higher pixels count in each inch in the screen.
Huawei Nova 9 and Xiaomi 12X count with incredibly similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have the same internal storage capacity. Xiaomi 12X features a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4300mAh.
Xiaomi 12X has a slightly better camera than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have the same aperture and a camera in the back with a 50 mega-pixels, the Xiaomi 12X also has a way better video resolution.
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