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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| -- | 2021-09-20 |
| -- | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.56 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has an overall score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi 12S's 72.9 score. Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 OS, and Xiaomi 12S has Android 12 OS. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with an extremely better processing unit than Xiaomi 12S. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores.
Xiaomi 12S features a little bit better display than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a little worse display pixels density, a quite smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2400. Xiaomi 12S and Huawei nova 9 Pro feature extremely similar memory to install games and applications, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro captures better videos and photos than Xiaomi 12S. Both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera. Xiaomi 12S has just a little better battery duration than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 13% bigger battery capacity.
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