Huawei Mate 9 vs Xiaomi Mi MIX Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016	Oct 25, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	$590

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm	6.25 x 3.22 x 0.31 inches 158.8 x 81.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Ceramic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White	Black, White

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 84.16% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI	2040x1080px, 361 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2340 MHz Kryo
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4400 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 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 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA	DLNA,Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE, HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 03, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L29
Measured SAR	Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Memory	6GB/256GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

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