Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-10-10 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 614.00 | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a score of 81.2, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 general score. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 body has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, but it is a little heavier. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. They have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 features a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a camera that is very similar to the camera in Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, and although the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, they both have a camera with a 12 mega pixels, the same video frame rates, the same camera sensor size and the same 3840x2160 video definition.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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