Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-06-17 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Aluminum | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9T is slightly better than Huawei P9 Plus, having an 82.2 score against 75.5. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 9T has an older 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Xiaomi Mi 9T body is incredibly newer, but heavier and noticeably thicker than Huawei P9 Plus.
Xiaomi Mi 9T features a bit more vivid display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a little greater screen pixel density, a slightly higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a larger display. The Huawei P9 Plus features a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 9T, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little bit more storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi 9T features longer battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T has a lot better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot better (4K) video quality, a way larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a larger camera aperture to take better photography and video in low-light environments and a back camera with a way higher 48 MP resolution.
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