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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-06 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 12.1 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Huawei P40 lite 5G has a general score of 83.4, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 9's 83.2 global score. The Huawei P40 lite 5G body is newer, but a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Xiaomi Mi 9. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has just a bit better performance than Huawei P40 lite 5G. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 6 GB RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features just a bit better screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a bit smaller screen, a little bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Huawei P40 lite 5G features as much storage capacity for apps and games as the Xiaomi Mi 9 one, they have exactly the same internal storage.
Huawei P40 lite 5G has better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 21 percent bigger battery size. Xiaomi Mi 9 takes slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot worse resolution back camera, they both have a same size aperture.
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