Huawei Nova 2 Plus vs. Xiaomi MI 9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei Nova 2 Plus and Xiaomi MI 9. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Nova 2 Plus vs. Xiaomi MI 9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 153.9 mm 157.5 mm Xiaomi MI 9 has greater height than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Width 74.9 mm 74.67 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus has greater width than Xiaomi MI 9.
Depth 6.9 mm 7.61 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Weight 169 g 173 g Huawei Nova 2 Plus is lighter than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Body Colour Aurora blue Ocean blue | Piano black
Body Material - Curved glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.301 W/kg (body), 1.389 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 9
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.39" Xiaomi MI 9 has larger screen size than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi MI 9 has better screen resolution than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 403 ppi Xiaomi MI 9 has better pixel density than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
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 2.5D Glass 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 Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 9
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 659 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 2.84 GHz Xiaomi MI 9 has higher clock speed than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
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 T830 MP2 Qualcomm ADRENO 640
MEMORY Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 9
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Xiaomi MI 9 has more RAM than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more internal memory than Xiaomi MI 9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 9 has better camera resolution than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.75 Xiaomi MI 9 has better lens aperture than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
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 LED light Dual flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 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), geotagging 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) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 9 has better second camera resolution than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
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) - Self-timer, age recognition, Video Beautify, AI scene detection, AI studio lighting, Eye light, AI feature adjustment, AI lens flare
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3300 mAh Huawei Nova 2 Plus has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi MI 9.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0+ Xiaomi MI 9 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, Qi
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova 2 Plus 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 6.0 (Marshmallow) -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 MIUI 10
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Payment Technology - Android Pay
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE 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 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - 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 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC - Yes Xiaomi MI 9 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security - WPA3
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM MKV, VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, VP8, VP9
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo Plus
FEATURES Huawei Nova 2 Plus 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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, ultrasonic proximity sensor, linear rotation vector sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features - Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, MI Turbo, GAME Turbo
OTHERS Huawei Nova 2 Plus Xiaomi MI 9
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C audio adapter, 18W QC3.0 charger
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Certified Safe Fast-Charge System
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