Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm 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 | 11.55 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei P40 has a score of 86.4, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's overall score of 79. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P40 has the previous 10 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has Android 11 version. The Huawei P40 is a somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, although they were released with only 0 months difference.
The Huawei P40 features a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei P40 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better display density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a greater memory for games and applications than Huawei P40, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Huawei P40 counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video quality, the Huawei P40 also counts with a much larger sensor providing a much higher image quality, a higher resolution back facing camera and faster video frame rate.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features greater battery performance than Huawei P40, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity.
Huawei P40 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
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