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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-19 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 has a score of 83.2, which is much better than Huawei P20 Lite's 75.4 score. The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a newer phone than Huawei P20 Lite, but it's a little thicker and heavier. Xiaomi Mi 9 features just a bit better display than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a quite lower quantity of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a little bit larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a lot better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera, a lot higher (4K) video quality and a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
Huawei P20 Lite counts with a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a little better battery duration than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 10 percent larger battery size.
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