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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei P40 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, getting an 86.4 score against 81.4. The Huawei P40 body is newer than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's, although it is heavier and somewhat thicker. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P40 has older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has Android 9.0 Pie.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a little more vivid screen than Huawei P40, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a quite greater display pixel density. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's storage for games and applications is just as good as Huawei P40's one, they have the same internal storage.
The Huawei P40 counts with a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and a 6 GB RAM memory. The Huawei P40 features better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 24% bigger battery size. Huawei P40 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei P40 also counts with a camera with a higher 50 MP resolution, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a way higher photo and video quality and faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
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