Huawei P9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Specs Comparison

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7.5
Huawei P9
8.5
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
Huawei P9 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
Released · Apr 16, 2016
Released · May 12, 2020
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
5020 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016 Apr 30, 2020

Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches
145 x 70.9 x 6.95 mm
6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches
162.3 x 77.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g 7.02 oz / 199.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink Forest green, Polar white, Midnight gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 83.52% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 0.8 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955 MediaTek Helio G85 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Mali G52 MC2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 5020 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
10h 43min
Gaming
7h 34min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (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
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 03, 2016
FCC ID value: QISEVA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.49 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

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