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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-05 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2312 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 412 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 is a little bit better than Huawei P30 Lite, with a overall score of 83.2 against 77. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, the Xiaomi Mi 9 is an a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier phone than the Huawei P30 Lite. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit better performance than Huawei P30 Lite, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a bit worse screen density, it also counts with a bit bigger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. The Xiaomi Mi 9 shoots greater videos and photos than Huawei P30 Lite, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture and the same back camera sensor size, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Huawei P30 Lite has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Huawei P30 Lite also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a battery life that is just as good as Huawei P30 Lite's battery lifetime, although the Xiaomi Mi 9 has just 3300mAh battery size.
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