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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-10-20 | 2016-11-01 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Huawei Nova 9 has a global score of 81, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi Note 2's global score of 76. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Nova 9 has the older 11 version while Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Even though Huawei Nova 9 is much newer than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, it is just a little heavier and just a bit thicker.
Huawei Nova 9 features a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a bigger display and a little bit higher pixel amount per screen inch. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Huawei Nova 9 feature extremely similar storage capacity for games and applications, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei Nova 9 features a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a higher number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 4070mAh. The Huawei Nova 9 takes much better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a lot better 50 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
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