Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs Comparison

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8.9
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8.7
Xiaomi Mi 9
Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi Mi 9
Released · Oct 26, 2018
Released · Mar 06, 2019
6.4-inch · 3120x1440px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
4200 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018 Feb 20, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches
157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g 6.10 oz / 173.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Emerald green, Twilight Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 87.78% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 538 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10 Adreno 640
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/256GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
40 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
48 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
20 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 17, 2018
FCC ID value: QISLYA-LX9
Measured SAR
Head: 0.58 W/kg
Body: 0.81 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.77 W/kg
Phablet: 3.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

256 GB storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Explorer Edition
Memory 12GB/256GB
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