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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-07-20 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.04 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a little bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), with an 81.4 score against 76.5. Even though Xiaomi Mi 9 SE and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) were released only a couple months apart, Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner. These devices include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system).
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a little faster processor than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a just a bit higher pixel density.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a very superior camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a camera with lot more mega pixels and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 30 percent bigger battery capacity.
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