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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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 | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| 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 Redmi Note 9S is a little bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, having a 79 score against 75.5. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has the previous 11 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S design is newer, but incredibly heavier and notably thicker than the Huawei P9 Plus.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM. The Huawei P9 Plus has a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater number of pixels per inch of display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S takes greater pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way more MP camera, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and pictures, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and videos and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a slightly bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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