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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-06 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has a global score of 83.2, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s global score of 76.5. The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a just a bit thinner and a bit lighter device than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), even when both were only released with a couple of months difference. The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a same size screen, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bit more pixels per screen inch. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a way better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a lot more megapixels back camera and a much better video definition.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a much greater memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 21% more battery size.
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