Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) vs Huawei Mate 9 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Huawei Mate 9

Huawei Mate 9

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) or Huawei Mate 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Huawei Mate 9
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Release date 2018, July 2016, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.97 in 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 3.11 in
Weight 166 g | 5.86 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Rose Gold Agate Red, Topaz Blue, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Ceramic White, Black, Obsidian Black
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5.9" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 96.0 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.4% 77.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 373 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
-20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 5
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 512 Mali-G71 MP8
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 161030
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 351 393
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1001 1278
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1053
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 275
GeekBench 5 Single Core 332 373
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1290 1465
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1870
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5972
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8618

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (MHA-L29 model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - MHA-L29
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MHA-L29, MHA-L09 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - MHA-L29
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - MHA-L29 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - MHA-L09
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W (Quick Charge 3.0)
-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0) India only

- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Versions: Mi A2 (Global); Mi 6X (China)

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