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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-11-01 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.69 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and Green |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Mi Mix 3 is better than Huawei P9, with a global score of 83.8 against 72.9. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 construction is way newer, but thicker and extremely heavier than Huawei P9. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 features a bit sharper screen than Huawei P9, because although it has a little worse pixels number in each screen inch, it also counts with a larger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a bigger camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and pictures, a lot better (4K) video quality, a higher 12.2 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a bigger aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 7% more battery capacity.
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