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Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Huawei nova 5T Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 9
Huawei nova 5T
Xiaomi Mi 9 Huawei nova 5T
Released · Mar 06, 2019
Released · September 2019
6.4-inch
6.3-inch
Triple camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
3750 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm 		6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
Weight
6.10 oz (173.0 g) 6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Metal 		Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue Midsummer purple, Black, Crush blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch 6.3-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI
Technology
AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
85.23 % 84.41 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm 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
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie), Xiaomi MI UI Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 3750 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, Qi wireless charging Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad 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 		48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
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)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
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 		2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 27 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 32 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC, 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), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Buyers information

In The Box
Case, 18W Charger, USB Type-C cable, Type-c to 3.5 mm adapter, SIM removal tool, Documentation Charger, Type-C cable, TPU protective case, Quick Start Guide, Eject tool, Warranty card, Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
Explorer Edition
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
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