Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs. Xiaomi MI 9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Xiaomi MI 9. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs. Xiaomi MI 9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.8 mm 157.5 mm Huawei Mate 20 Pro has greater height than Xiaomi MI 9.
Width 72.3 mm 74.67 mm Xiaomi MI 9 has greater width than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Depth 8.6 mm 7.61 mm Xiaomi MI 9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Weight 189 g 173 g Xiaomi MI 9 is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Body Colour Black | Emerald Green | Twilight | Midnight blue Ocean blue | Piano black
Body Material - Curved glass
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei Mate 20 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 0.96 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head), 2.98 W/kg (limb) 1.301 W/kg (body), 1.389 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.39" 6.39" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 3120 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI 9.
Display Format 2K+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 538 ppi 403 ppi Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 9.
Max Brightness - 600 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 60000:1
HDR - Yes Xiaomi MI 9 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology - Sunshine mode 2.0
Display Features - Always-on display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment, night mode, Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Fingerprint-resistant coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass), oil protective coating
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2.84 GHz Xiaomi MI 9 has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 640
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 20 Pro has more internal memory than Xiaomi MI 9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 9 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.75 Xiaomi MI 9 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Panorama, portrait mode, AI Beautify, Smart ultra-wide angle mode, Ultra nightscape mode, Photo timer, Level display, Custom watermark, Full body portrait mode, Moon mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection Face recognition Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, 3D Live Emoji Sapphire crystal lens cover, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Dynamic photos, video stabilisation, Contrast Auto-Focus, AI scene detection, AI studio lighting, Video Beautify, AI Triple camera, 960 fps Smart audio pairing, AI lens flare, AI high resolution photos, Portrait mode background blur adjustment, Ultra wide-angle edge distortion correction, Group photo face correction, Portrait mode background blurring, Motion tracking, Quick motion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 9.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 9 has higher resolution third camera than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Xiaomi MI 9 has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 Pro has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 9.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.9 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Magic mirror
Camera Modes (Front) - AI portrait mode, AI Beautify, AI makeup
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI 9 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera Self-timer, age recognition, Video Beautify, AI scene detection, AI studio lighting, Eye light, AI feature adjustment, AI lens flare
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3300 mAh Huawei Mate 20 Pro has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi MI 9.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0+ Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei Mate 20 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi WPC, Qi
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.0 MIUI 10
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Payment Technology - Android Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security - WPA3
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, VP8, VP9
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo Plus
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, ultrasonic proximity sensor, linear rotation vector sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Security Technology 3D Face unlock -
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, Neural Network Processing Unit Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, MI Turbo, GAME Turbo
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Pro Xiaomi MI 9
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones, protective case Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C audio adapter, 18W QC3.0 charger
Compliant Standards IP68 TUV Rheinland Certified Safe Fast-Charge System
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