Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) vs Huawei P9 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Huawei P9

Huawei P9

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) or Huawei P9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Huawei P9
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Release date 2018, July 2016, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.97 in 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.79 in
Weight 166 g | 5.86 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Rose Gold Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS-NEO LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5.2" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 74.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.4% 72.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 423 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
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, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, 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 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm 8 MP, f/2.4
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 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 955 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 512 Mali-T880 MP4
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09)
64 GB, 4 GB RAM (EVA-L29)

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 161030
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 351 356
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1001 857
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 275
GeekBench 5 Single Core 332 341
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1290 1033
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1709
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4820
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3797
GeekBench 4 Battery 1725

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 / HSPA / 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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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
NFC Yes (EVA-L09 only)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 1.43 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging: 44% in 30 min
Versions
- Versions: Mi A2 (Global); Mi 6X (China)

- Versions: EVA-L09 (EU, LATAM, India, Global Single SIM); EVA-L19, EVA-L29 (Global Dual SIM)

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