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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-04-20 | 2016-11-01 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has an overall score of 76, which is a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 global score. Both devices in this review work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has an older 6.0 Marshmallow version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Despite being the best in this comparison review, it must be told that it's also a little heavier and just a little bit thicker.
Huawei P9 Plus features just a bit better display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, the Huawei P9 Plus also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little bit more storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei P9 Plus has a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores. The Huawei P9 Plus takes slightly better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for capturing images in low light environments, a tinier camera sensor providing a lower image quality, a way lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a lot lower resolution back camera.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4070mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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