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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-01-15 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, getting a overall score of 82.7 against 80.3. Even though Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is older than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, it's body is a little thinner and a little bit lighter. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel amount in each inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a larger aperture, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way better quality photographs, faster video frame rate and a back camera with lot more MP.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's battery lifetime is very similar to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 one.
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