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| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.32 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Lake Green, Onyx Gray and Pebble White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G95 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55 and Arm Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2050 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Arm Mali-G76 MC4 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, having a score of 81 against 78.2. These phones come with the same Android 11 operating system, so they should provide you very similar operating system features. Even when the Huawei Nova 9 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S were released with only 6 months difference, the Huawei Nova 9 is a bit lighter and a bit thinner.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S has a better looking display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400. Huawei Nova 9 has a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Nova 9 features a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei Nova 9 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light photos and a camera with lot less mega pixels.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S has superior battery lifetime than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4300mAh.
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