Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Huawei P20 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Mi 9
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Xiaomi Mi 9 or Huawei P20 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Mi 9 | Huawei P20 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2019, February | 2018, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in | 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 173 g | 6.1 oz | 165 g | 5.82 oz | |
| Body Build | Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black | Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold | |
| Battery | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 450 EUR | 440 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | LTPS IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.39" in | 5.8" in | |
| Screen area | 100.2 cm2 | 84.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 18.7:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 85.2% | 80.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2240 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 429 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, Laser/PDAF -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0'', 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF, 2x optical zoom |
-12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, PDAF |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 110 | 102 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 115 | 107 | |
| DxOMark Video | 99 | 94 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 24 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 24 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 8.1 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) | - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 640 | Mali-G72 MP12 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 625750 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 192486 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 191970 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 106764 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 192486 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 445567 | 235257 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 856 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2550 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2579 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2356 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 678 | 346 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2575 | 1743 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3235 | 1891 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10405 | 6712 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7120 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 6086 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 20W |
- Fast battery charging - Dust and splash resistant |
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