Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-01-15 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a score of 83.3, which is much better than the Huawei Y9 (2019)'s 73.5 general score. Xiaomi Mi 8's construction is a bit thinner but a bit heavier than the Huawei Y9 (2019), and they were released with only a couple months difference. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has an older 10 version while Huawei Y9 (2019) has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better processing power than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little bit better display than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2248, it also counts with a just a bit better count of pixels per inch of display.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 shoots a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a back camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also counts with a lot higher video quality. Xiaomi Mi 8 features much more memory to install applications and games than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Y9 (2019) counts with better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has an 18 percent bigger battery capacity.
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