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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-02 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 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 | |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.04 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a global score of 81.4, which is a bit better than Huawei P40 Lite's global score of 79.5. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's body is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the Huawei P40 Lite, although it was released only 11 months before. Both devices in this review include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P40 Lite has Android 10.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a little sharper screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels in each display inch and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a little better performance than Huawei P40 Lite. Both have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features as much storage to store more apps and games as the Huawei P40 Lite, they have the same internal memory. The Huawei P40 Lite features a much longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3070mAh. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE takes a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, a same resolution back camera and a 0.5 inches sensor, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a much better video definition.
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