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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 12 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.12 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 11.77 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 has a global score of 81, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro's score of 75.7. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS, but the Huawei Nova 9 has the older 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has Android 12. Huawei Nova 9 is a just a little bit lighter phone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, but both of them have the same thickness.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with a slightly better screen than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a quite greater display pixel density, a quite bigger display and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro's storage to store more games and applications is very similar to Huawei Nova 9's one, they have the same internal memory capacity.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a lot better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has longer battery life than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4300mAh.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro takes just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9. Both of them have the same video frame rate, the same video quality, the same resolution back facing camera and the same aperture.
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