Xiaomi Mi 8 vs Huawei nova 9

450 USD

450 USD

Discontinued

Available

Xiaomi Mobiles

Huawei Mobiles

Mi 8

Huawei Nova 9 - RTE-AL00

2018, June 11

2021, October 05

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)

160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in), Width 73.7 mm, Depth 7.77 mm

175 g175 g (6.17 oz)

175 g (6.17 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Black, Blue, White, Gold

Black, Blue, Green, Violet

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

OLED, 120Hz, 1.07 billion colors, P3 wide color gamut

6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)

6.57 inches

1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density)

FHD+ 2340 x 1080 Pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~439 ppi density),

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 11

HarmonyOS 2.0

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)

Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)

Octa-core, 4 x [email protected] GHz + 4 x [email protected] GHz

Adreno 630

Adreno 642L

6GB,8GB

8GB

64GB/128GB/256GB UFS 2.1

128GB/256GB

No

No

12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF

12 MP, f/2.4, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama

Phase focus, contrast focus, Image Stabilization AIS, Digital Zoom, Image Resolution Support up to 8192 x 6144 pixels, Vlog, Story Creator, AI-Camera, Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Night, Portrait, High-Res, Photo, Pro, Video, Dual-View Video, Super Macro, Panorama, Time-Lapse, Slow-Mo, Aperture, Stickers, Documents, Moving Picture, Filter, Timer, Capture Smiles, Audio Control, Ultra Snapshot, Burst Shooting

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps

4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm

32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

1080p@30fps

Short video*, micro movie*, slow door*, night scene mode, portrait mode, video, slow motion, time-lapse photography, panorama mode, filters, selfie mirroring, watermark, smiley face capture, voice control photo, timed shooting

Support up to 3840 x 2160 pixels, support 720p@240fps ultra slow motion video.

Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable

Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable

Fast charging 18W Quick Charge 4+

Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min, Reverse charging

Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

5.2, A2DP, LE

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

No

No

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

AnTuTu: 217298 (v7), 341687 (v8) GeekBench: 8494 (v4.4), 2002 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.086 (sunlight)

Photo / Video

-29.1 LUFS (Average)

Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB

Endurance rating 86h