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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-09-08 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Cobalt blue and Shadow gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G SM7150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 618 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5160mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.88 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC is a little bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, with an 81.6 score against 75.5. Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC is a notably newer device than Huawei P9 Plus, but it is noticeably heavier and a lot thicker. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has older 10 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei P9 Plus and the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC feature extremely similar processing units, and although the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has 2 GB more RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has a slightly better screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a little bit lower count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bigger screen.
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC's memory to install games and applications is just as good as Huawei P9 Plus's one, both of them have the same internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC features a much longer battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 5160mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has a lot better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a bigger aperture for better photos and videos in low light environments, a much more MP back camera and a way bigger camera sensor.
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