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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 9 is a bit better than Huawei P9, having a 76.6 score against 72.9. Although Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a lot newer than the Huawei P9, it's a lot thicker and incredibly heavier. The Huawei P9 features a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels density.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P9, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei P9 features a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. They have a 3 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a superior camera than Huawei P9, because although it has lower video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a camera with way more megapixels, a lot bigger camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a larger camera aperture.
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