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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-01-15 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Purple |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is better than Huawei Y9 (2019), having an 83.2 score against 73.5. The Xiaomi Mi 9 construction weights the same than the Huawei Y9 (2019), but it's just a little thinner. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a little bit better processing power than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a little more vivid display than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Xiaomi Mi 9 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features a slightly better memory for games and applications than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei Y9 (2019) has better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 21% greater battery size.
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