Huawei Mate 20 vs. Xiaomi Redmi 9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 and Xiaomi Redmi 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 vs. Xiaomi Redmi 9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 163.32 mm Xiaomi Redmi 9 has greater height than Huawei Mate 20.
Width 77.2 mm 77.01 mm Huawei Mate 20 has greater width than Xiaomi Redmi 9.
Depth 8.3 mm 9.1 mm Huawei Mate 20 is narrower than Huawei Mate 20.
Weight 188 g 198 g Huawei Mate 20 is lighter than Huawei Mate 20.
Body Colour Midnight blue | Twilight | Black Carbon grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head), 2.57 W/kg (limb) 1.065 W/kg (body), 0.789 W/kg (head), 2.309 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components - Ultra-linear speaker
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.53" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi 9 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 381 ppi 394 ppi Xiaomi Redmi 9 has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 20.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Max Brightness - 400 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Enhancement Technology - Sunlight mode
Display Features - Colour temperature adjustment, Dot Drop display, Reading mode 2.0
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Helio G80
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2 GHz Huawei Mate 20 has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi 9.
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) - Mali-G52 MC2
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 20 has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi 9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSD
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi 9 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 20 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20.
Field of View (FoV) - 75.2 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR HDR, Kaleidoscope
Camera Modes - Portrait mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 20 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 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 -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 9.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 118 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has higher resolution third camera than Xiaomi Redmi 9.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 9.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 77.8 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Portrait mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera Self-timer, Palm shutter
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5020 mAh Xiaomi Redmi 9 has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 20.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei Mate 20 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1860 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1860 min
Continuous navigation: up to 19 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 185 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
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 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, 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 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
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, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Huawei Mate 20 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, H.264, ASP, MP4
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 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, distance sensor, infrared (IR) sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, Neural Network Processing Unit Fast Charging, AI face unlock
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 Xiaomi Redmi 9
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TPU case, 10W charger
Other projects: