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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2021-05-27 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Glass and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Huawei nova 9 Pro is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a global score of 79.3 against 76.7. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with HarmonyOS 2 OS, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 comes with Android 11 OS. The Huawei nova 9 Pro is a a little thinner and just a bit lighter phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although they were released only a few months apart.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a just a little more pixels per inch of display, a slightly better resolution of 1236 x 2676 pixels and a little bigger display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 shoots better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a much lower 1920x1080 video resolution and a lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 both have really similar batteries performance.
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