Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-06 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a bit better than Huawei P20, getting an 83.2 score against 78.1. The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a just a little bit heavier cellphone than Huawei P20, but both of them have the same thickness. Xiaomi Mi 9 features a little bit better performance than Huawei P20, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei P20, because although it has a just a bit worse amount of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little larger display. Xiaomi Mi 9 and Huawei P20 feature very similar memory capacity to install games and applications, both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
Huawei P20 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 3 percent larger battery size. The Xiaomi Mi 9 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same aperture and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a way more mega-pixels camera in the back, a larger camera sensor providing a better image quality and faster 60 fps video frame rate.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.