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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum | Glass and Plastic |
| 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 | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Redmi Note 8 2021 is a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, getting a 76.7 score against 75.5. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has the previous 11 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's construction is noticeably newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei P9 Plus.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a display that is very similar to the screen in Huawei P9 Plus, although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a just a bit better pixel density, a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit larger display. The Huawei P9 Plus features a bit more memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB.
Huawei P9 Plus has a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. They have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a larger camera aperture, a much bigger camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photos and a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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