Huawei P9 vs Xiaomi Mi A1

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

Here is the summary of the results:

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


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


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


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


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


Storage: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei P9 offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the better option for storage.


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


User Rating: Huawei P9 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Mi A1 has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016
12 Sep, 2017
16 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 625
Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
N/A
N/A
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

N/A
8 MP
5 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
3000 mAh
3080 mAh
5000 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
10W
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • No OIS or 4K video recording
  • Expensive
  • Average battery life
  • Heats up occasionally
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(835 ratings)
4.4/5
(470,471 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
Sep 12, 2017
(Official)
Jul 16, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v15

Custom UI

EMUI
Android One
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core

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

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 506
PowerVR GE8322

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
N/A

Brightness

N/A
N/A
400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
90 Hz

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.34 %
70.63 %
N/A

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

145 mm
155.4 mm
N/A

Width

70.9 mm
75.8 mm
N/A

Thickness

6.9 mm
7.3 mm
8.49 mm

Weight

144 grams
165 grams
N/A

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
12 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A

OIS

No
No
No

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
N/A
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3000 mAh
3080 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
N/A

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
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) / 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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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)
N/A

SAR Value

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

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
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A

NFC

Yes
No
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
N/A

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote
N/A

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