Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-11-11 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G MT6833 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G has a general score of 81.5, which is just a bit better than Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 global score. Both phones we are comparing come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G has older 11 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. Even though Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G is extremely newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it is incredibly thicker and somewhat heavier.
Huawei P9 Plus and Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G have really similar CPUs, they have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU. Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G features a screen that's very similar to the Huawei P9 Plus one, because although the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G has a little bit inferior pixels amount per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger screen.
Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G counts with a much better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same 60 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G also has a bigger camera aperture for better captures and videos in poorly lited situations and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G counts with a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G also has an external SD slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G counts with a really longer battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
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