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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-19 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.04 |
| 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 SE is just a bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite, with an 81.4 score against 75.4. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's body has the same thickness than Huawei P20 Lite, but it's just a little bit heavier. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo, offering some nice extra features.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a bit better display than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite bigger screen.
Huawei P20 Lite counts with just a bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a much better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a larger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments and a way better 48 MP resolution camera in the back.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 2% greater battery size.
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