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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-07-20 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 398 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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 Redmi Note 9 is just a bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), having a overall score of 76.6 against 76.5. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has older 10 version and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie. Although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is newer than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), it is just a little thicker and somewhat heavier.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 1 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) feature extremely similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a little lower count of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with improved battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a same size aperture, the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a much higher 48 MP resolution back facing camera.
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