Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Huawei Mate 20 Specs Comparison

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8.7
Xiaomi Mi 9
8.0
Huawei Mate 20
Xiaomi Mi 9 Huawei Mate 20
Released · Mar 06, 2019
Released · Oct 26, 2018
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
6.5-inch · 2244x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019 Oct 16, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches
158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g 6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue Black, Gold, Green, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
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
2 (Good) 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
12GB/256GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Qi wireless charging
Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
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
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Second camera
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
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
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
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
24 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB
Explorer Edition
Memory 12GB/256GB
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