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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-09-24 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.56 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Alpha has an overall score of 88.9, which is way better than Huawei P9's 72.9 overall score. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha construction is newer than the Huawei P9's, but it is notably thicker and incredibly heavier. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a little better hardware performance than Huawei P9, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha and Huawei P9 have extremely similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a little bit worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a really larger display and a lot higher 2088 x 2250 resolution. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a really longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a much better camera than Huawei P9, because it has a way bigger camera aperture, a way bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photos, a lot higher resolution back camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
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