Huawei Mate 9 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2

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Comparing the Huawei Mate 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: Huawei Mate 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi Note 2 runs at 2.35 GHz, making Huawei Mate 9 the better performer.


Display: Huawei Mate 9 offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Xiaomi Mi Note 2 offers 5.7 inches, making Huawei Mate 9 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a OLED display compared to Huawei Mate 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 Huawei Mate 9 offers 20 MP, making Xiaomi Mi Note 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Huawei Mate 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 Huawei Mate 9 offers 4000 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Note 2 better for longer battery life.


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

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 821
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.35 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4070 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
2 More Videos

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General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 960
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 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

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED

Screen Size

5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

373 ppi
515 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.34 %
74.01 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

156.9 mm
156.2 mm

Width

78.9 mm
77.3 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

190 grams
166 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

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

Image Resolution

5248 x 3936 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

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
4070 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
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

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
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

N/A
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

Rear
Front

Other Sensors

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