Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 14 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2024-10-29 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2670 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 3200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 830 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 + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 7.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 15 is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, having an 80.6 score against 75.5. Even though Xiaomi 15 is newer than Huawei P9 Plus, it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. Both devices we are comparing work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi 15 has the previous 14 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Xiaomi 15 counts with a much sharper screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a higher 1200 x 2670px resolution, a bigger screen and a little bit higher screen pixel density. Xiaomi 15 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei P9 Plus features an extremely better processing unit than Xiaomi 15, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi 15 shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way higher video resolution, a lot larger aperture to capture better low light captures and a back-facing camera with a much better resolution.
Xiaomi 15 has a much longer battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 59% larger battery capacity.
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