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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-20 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a general score of 83.2, which is a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s 76.5 general score. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 9 and the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) were released only a few months apart, the Xiaomi Mi 9 is just a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter. The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a bit better display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has just a bit better processing power than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a much better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a lot better (4K) video resolution and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a much greater storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has improved battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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