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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-07 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a score of 79, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3's 76.3 score. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's construction is newer than the Huawei nova 3's, but it is notably heavier and thicker. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has older 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Huawei nova 3 has just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S captures better videos and photos than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels. Huawei nova 3 counts with a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports 256 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with longer battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 34% more battery capacity.
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