Huawei P9 64GB vs Xiaomi Mi A1

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Comparing the Huawei P9 64GB vs Xiaomi Mi A1 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P9 64GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi A1 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Huawei P9 64GB the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Huawei P9 64GB offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the larger display of the two. Both Huawei P9 64GB and Xiaomi Mi A1 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei P9 64GB and Xiaomi Mi A1 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei P9 64GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 5 MP, making Huawei P9 64GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3080 mAh, while Huawei P9 64GB offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi A1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei P9 64GB and Xiaomi Mi A1 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Huawei P9 64GB and Xiaomi Mi A1 equally at 8.

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Huawei P9 64GB
₹68,071
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Mi A1
₹12,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
72%

Release Date

23 Aug, 2016
12 Sep, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3080 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Outstanding cameras
  • Decent performance
  • Sleek build quality
  • Solid and slender build
  • Impressive dual cameras
  • Android N in its naked form
  • Reliable performance

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • No OIS or 4K video recording
  • Expensive
  • Average battery life
  • Heats up occasionally

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(470,471 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
8 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 12, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.34 %
70.63 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

145 mm
155.4 mm

Width

70.9 mm
75.8 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

144 grams
165 grams

Build Material

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size
12 MP
12 MP
Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Laser autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3080 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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) / 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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.17 W/kg

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
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote