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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-02 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 |
| 10.89 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has a general score of 83.2, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P40 Lite's 79.5 overall score. Although Xiaomi Mi 9 is older than the Huawei P40 Lite, it's body is a bit lighter and thinner. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a quite higher display pixels density and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features as much storage to install games and applications as Huawei P40 Lite, they have equal internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei P40 Lite. Both have a 6 GB RAM and 8 processing cores. Xiaomi Mi 9 takes better videos and photos than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same camera sensor size and a back facing camera with a 48 mega-pixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
Huawei P40 Lite counts with greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 27 percent more battery capacity.
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