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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 12 |
| 2016-04-20 | -- |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 5.71 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 12S Ultra is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus, with a global score of 81 against 75.5. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi 12S Ultra has older 12 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. Xiaomi 12S Ultra's construction is a lot lighter and extremely thinner than Huawei P9 Plus.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a way better processing power than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has 4 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a brighter display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a larger screen, a much higher resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels and a higher pixel quantity per inch of screen.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a lot better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs, a larger aperture, a back camera with a much higher 50 MP resolution and a much better 7680x4320 video resolution. Xiaomi 12S Ultra has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra counts with a much better battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity.
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