In depth comparison and review of Xiaomi MI 9 and Honor Magic5 Pro. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 157.5 mm | 162.9 mm | Honor Magic5 Pro has greater height than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Width | 74.67 mm | 76.7 mm | Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Depth | 7.61 mm | 8.77 mm | Xiaomi MI 9 is narrower than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Weight | 173 g | 219 g | Xiaomi MI 9 is lighter than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Body Colour | Ocean blue | Piano black | Midnight black | Meadow green | |
| Body Material | Curved glass | - | |
| Protection | - | Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | Yes | Honor Magic5 Pro is waterproof. |
| IP rating | - | IP68 | |
| Repairability Index | - | 8 (out of 10) | |
| SAR Value | 1.301 W/kg (body), 1.389 W/kg (head) | 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb) | |
| Connector Type | USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C | USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C | |
| SIM Card Type (Size) | Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) | |
| SIM Card Qty | Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM |
| DISPLAY | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Display Type | OLED display | OLED display | |
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| Display Technology | AMOLED | - | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 6.39" | 6.81" | Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2848 x 1312 pixels | Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Display Format | Full HD+ | - | |
| Pixel Density | 403 ppi | 461 ppi | Honor Magic5 Pro has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 20:9 | |
| Max Brightness | 600 cd/m² | 1800 cd/m² | Honor Magic5 Pro has better display brightness than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Colour Depth | - | 1.07 billion colours | |
| Contrast Ratio | 60000:1 | - | |
| HDR | Yes | - | Xiaomi MI 9 has HDR. |
| HDR Technology | HDR10 | - | |
| Display Enhancement Technology | Sunshine mode 2.0 | - | |
| Display Refresh Rate | - | 120 Hz | |
| Display Features | Always-on display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment, night mode, Wide Colour Gamut (WCG) | Night Display, True Colour, Quad-curved display, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate with LTPO 2.0 technology, 2160Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | Fingerprint-resistant coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass), oil protective coating | - |
| PROCESSOR | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | |
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| Clock Speed | 2.84 GHz | 3.19 GHz | Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Processor Core Qty | 8-core | 8-core | Both phones have the same number of phone cores. |
| 64-bit Architecture | Yes | - | Xiaomi MI 9 has 64-bit architecture. |
| Graphics System (GPU) | Qualcomm ADRENO 640 | Qualcomm ADRENO 740 |
| MEMORY | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| RAM | LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB | 12 GB | Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Xiaomi MI 9. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 64 GB | 512 GB | Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| CAMERA | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 3 | 3 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 48 Megapixel | 50 Megapixel | Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/1.12" | |
| Sensor Name | Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor | - | |
| Lens Type | Ultra wide-angle lens | Wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture | F/1.75 | F/1.6 | Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Lens Construction | - | 8-element | |
| Pixel Size | 0.8 μm | 2.8 μm | Honor Magic5 Pro has larger camera pixel size than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Laser Auto Focus | Yes | - | |
| Optical Zoom | 2x | - | |
| Digital Zoom | 10x | 100x | Honor Magic5 Pro has better digital zoom than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Special Effects | HDR | Live Filters | |
| 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 | Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Aperture mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, wide-angle mode, Scanner, Movie Mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, AI camera | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | Face recognition | Smile Capture | Both phones have face detection. |
| Light Source | Dual flash | LED flash | |
| Still Image Resolutions | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 | |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (4K) | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | 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 | AI-motion detection, 4-in-1 to 2.8μm Super Pixel, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation |
| SECOND CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | 12 Megapixel | 50 Megapixel | Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 9. |
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| Lens Type (2nd Camera) | Telephoto lens | Ultra wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) | F/2.2 | F/2.0 | Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Field of View (2nd Camera) | - | 122 degree(s) | |
| Pixel Size (2nd Camera) | 1 μm | - | |
| Camera Features (2nd Camera) | Macro photography | 2.5cm macro photography |
| THIRD CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) | 16 Megapixel | 50 Megapixel | Honor Magic5 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Xiaomi MI 9. |
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| Lens Type (3rd Camera) | Ultra wide-angle lens | Periscope lens | |
| Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) | F/2.2 | F/3.0 | Xiaomi MI 9 has better third camera lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Pixel Size (3rd Camera) | 1 μm | - | |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera. |
| Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) | - | 30 cm | |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3.5x | |
| Digital Zoom | - | 100x | |
| Camera Functions (3rd Camera) | - | Telephoto |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 2 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 20 Megapixel | 12 Megapixel | Xiaomi MI 9 has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic5 Pro. |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/2.0 | F/2.4 | Xiaomi MI 9 has better front lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 9. |
| Field of View (Front) | - | 100 degree(s) | |
| Pixel Size (Front) | 0.9 μm | - | |
| Special Effects (Front) | HDR, Magic mirror | Live Filters | |
| Camera Modes (Front) | AI portrait mode, AI Beautify, AI makeup | Timer mode, Watermark mode, Portrait, Night, Mirror reflection, AI Wide-angle selfie, Gesture Capture | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | Face recognition | Smile Capture, 3D facial detection | Both phones have face detection. |
| Still Image Resolutions (Front) | - | 4096 x 3072 | |
| Video Resolutions (Front) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps | 3840 x 2160 (4K) | |
| Camera Features (Front) | Self-timer, age recognition, Video Beautify, AI scene detection, AI studio lighting, Eye light, AI feature adjustment, AI lens flare | AI anti-distortion |
| SECOND FRONT CAMERA |
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| Camera Functions (2nd Front) | - | 3D depth camera |
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| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 3300 mAh | 5100 mAh | Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi MI 9. |
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| Fast Charging Technology | Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0+ | - | Xiaomi MI 9 has fast charging technology. |
| Wireless Charging | - | Yes | Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly. |
| Wireless Charging Standards | WPC, Qi | - | |
| Battery Technology | - | Lithium polymer |
| CELLULAR | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Technology | CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 5G | Honor Magic5 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network. |
| Operating System | - | Android 13 | |
| User Interface | MIUI 10 | MagicOS 7.1 | |
| Intelligent Assistant | Google Assistant | - | |
| Payment Technology | Android Pay | - | |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR | |
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| 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 BLE | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| WLAN Security | WPA3 | - | |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | - |
| MEDIA | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD | WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | MKV, VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, VP8, VP9 | 3GP, MP4 | |
| Sound Enhancements | Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo Plus | DTS: X Ultra |
| FEATURES | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Phone Functions | Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert | - | |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, ultrasonic proximity sensor, linear rotation vector sensor | Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor, flicker sensor, gyroscope | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader (under display) | Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition | |
| Security Technology | - | 3D Face unlock | |
| Additional Phone Features | Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, MI Turbo, GAME Turbo | Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture |
| OTHERS | Xiaomi MI 9 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Included Accessories | Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C audio adapter, 18W QC3.0 charger | SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover | |
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| Compliant Standards | TUV Rheinland Certified Safe Fast-Charge System | IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification |
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