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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-10-20 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.36 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 has a general score of 81, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 6's score of 76.5. Huawei Nova 9 is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 6, but it is just a bit thicker and just a bit heavier. Xiaomi Mi 6 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better pixel quantity in each display inch.
Xiaomi Mi 6 features a CPU that is very similar to the Huawei Nova 9 one, and although the Xiaomi Mi 6 has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei Nova 9 features a better camera than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a lot better 50 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 and Huawei Nova 9 both have really similar storage for games and applications, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei Nova 9 features improved battery life than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
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