Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-03-13 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| 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 | -- |
| Infra-red port | 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 Note 7 Pro is a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, with a general score of 80.5 against 75.5. These phones include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Note 7 Pro has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat, so it counts with lots of additional features. Although the Xiaomi Note 7 Pro is a lot newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it is heavier and thicker.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Note 7 Pro, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei P9 Plus and the Xiaomi Note 7 Pro feature extremely similar screens, although the Xiaomi Note 7 Pro also has a little bit bigger screen, a little higher quantity of pixels per inch of display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Xiaomi Note 7 Pro shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way larger camera sensor providing a way better image quality, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality, a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and a larger aperture. The Huawei P9 Plus features a little bit better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Note 7 Pro, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Note 7 Pro counts with greater battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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