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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2017-03-03 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 Huawei nova 9 Pro has an overall score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5c's 72.4 overall score. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with HarmonyOS 2 operating system, while Xiaomi Mi 5c comes with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system. The Huawei nova 9 Pro is a a lot newer cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 5c, but it's a little thicker and noticeably heavier.
Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a higher 1236 x 2676 resolution, a larger screen and a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger aperture for better low light images and video and a way more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. Huawei nova 9 Pro has a much longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 40% bigger battery capacity.
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