Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-27 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is just a bit better than the Huawei P20, getting a overall score of 81.4 against 78.1. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a newer phone, and it's also just a bit thinner and a bit lighter than Huawei P20. Both devices in our current comparison work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so they should offer very similar OS features.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei P20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a little bit better looking screen than Huawei P20, because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a bit larger screen and a little greater pixels number in each display inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE and Huawei P20 both feature quite similar memory to store more games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a larger back-facing camera sensor and a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
The Huawei P20 features a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has an 11 percent bigger battery size.
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