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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-06 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2312 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 412 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a general score of 83.2, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P30 Lite's score of 77. Although it's the best phone in this comparison, the Xiaomi Mi 9 is an a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier phone than the Huawei P30 Lite. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit sharper display than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a just a little lower number of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a little larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Huawei P30 Lite has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Huawei P30 Lite also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 9 features just a little better processing power than Huawei P30 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 captures greater photos and videos than Huawei P30 Lite, and although they both have a same size back-facing camera sensor and the same aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a camera with way more mega-pixels. The Xiaomi Mi 9 and the Huawei P30 Lite count with very similar batteries duration, although the Huawei P30 Lite also has 3340mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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