Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2022-03-15 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue, Grey and Purple | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| 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 + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 50.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is slightly better than the Xiaomi 12X, getting a overall score of 78.7 against 77.8. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has the newer 8.0 Oreo version while Xiaomi 12X has Android 11, providing you some nice extra features and performance tweaks. Huawei Mate 9 Pro's body is just a little lighter and a little bit thinner than Xiaomi 12X, even though it was released 5 years before.
Xiaomi 12X has just a bit better display than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a just a bit less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit larger display. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi 12X, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Xiaomi 12X and Huawei Mate 9 Pro both count with really similar storage to store more apps and games, both of them have equal internal storage. The Xiaomi 12X counts with a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a lot higher video resolution, a larger aperture to capture better captures in low light environments and a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Xiaomi 12X has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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