Huawei P20 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm	6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g)	6.10 oz (173.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	AMOLED
Screen-to-body
80.36 %	85.23 %
Peak brightness
	600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 640
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (9.0 Pie), Xiaomi MI UI

Battery

Capacity
3400 mAh	3300 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 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
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	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
	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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	20 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	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

Buyers information

In The Box
High-current charger, USB Type-C digital headset, USB Type-C cable, Warranty card, Quick Start Guide, Protective case, USB Type-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, Eject tool	Case, 18W Charger, USB Type-C cable, Type-c to 3.5 mm adapter, SIM removal tool, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Feb 20, 2019

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB

Explorer Edition

RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei P20 Specs	Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Huawei P20 Review	Xiaomi Mi 9 Review