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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 658 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is slightly better than the Huawei P10 Lite, getting a global score of 79 against 72.8. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's construction is extremely newer, but thicker and extremely heavier than the Huawei P10 Lite. The Huawei P10 Lite features a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixel density.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P10 Lite. They have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a lot better camera than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a much larger back-facing camera sensor, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and video and a way better resolution camera. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a very superior battery life than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a 5020mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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