Huawei P9 vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 and Xiaomi MI 5s Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P9 vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 154.6 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 77.7 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 6.95 mm 7.95 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 168 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey High gloss dark grey
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 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 Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.7" Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 423 ppi 386 ppi Huawei P9 has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1300:1
Display Features 2.5D curved glass 2.5D curved glass, Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.35 GHz Huawei P9 has higher clock speed than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 530
MEMORY Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has more RAM than Huawei P9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has more internal memory than Huawei P9.
CAMERA Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has better camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS RGB CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Live Filters
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, group selfi mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has better second camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Monochrome CMOS
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 4 Megapixel Huawei P9 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Special Effects (Front) - Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3800 mAh Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 566 hours -
Talk Time 1980 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
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CELLULAR Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
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 4.1 MIUI 8
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, 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 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, HEVC, H.265, ASP
FEATURES Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
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, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features IMAGEsmart 5.0 MU-MIMO technology
OTHERS Huawei P9 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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