Honor 9 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2

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Comparing the Honor 9 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi Note 2 runs at 2.35 GHz, making Honor 9 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Mi Note 2 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Honor 9 offers 5.1 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Note 2 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a OLED display compared to Honor 9's IPS LCD, making Xiaomi Mi Note 2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi Note 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 22.5 MP, while Honor 9 offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Mi Note 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Honor 9 and Xiaomi Mi Note 2 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi Note 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 4070 mAh, while Honor 9 offers 3200 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Note 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 9 and Xiaomi Mi Note 2 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Honor 9
₹60,490
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
76%

Release Date

16 Jan, 2019
N/A

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 821
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.35 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
22.5 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

3200 mAh
4070 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 960
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.84 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.35 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP8
Adreno 530

RAM

6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED

Screen Size

5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

432 ppi
515 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.5 %
74.01 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

147.3 mm
156.2 mm

Width

70.9 mm
77.3 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

155 grams
166 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
22.5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
20 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels
5488 x 4112 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3200 mAh
4070 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope