Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Honor 9i

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Honor 9i 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: Honor 9i runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi A1 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 9i the better performer.


Display: Honor 9i offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 5.5 inches, making Honor 9i the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Mi A1 and Honor 9i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 12 MP, making Honor 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 5 MP, making Honor 9i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9i offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 3080 mAh, making Honor 9i better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Mi A1 and Honor 9i offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Mi A1 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 9i is rated 7.


User Rating: Xiaomi Mi A1 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 9i has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

72%
72%

Release Date

12 Sep, 2017
14 Oct, 2017

Performance

Snapdragon 625
HiSilicon Kirin
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

5 MP
13 MP + 2 MP

Battery

3080 mAh
3340 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Solid and slender build
  • Impressive dual cameras
  • Android N in its naked form
  • Reliable performance
  • Great display
  • Solid build quality
  • Good camera setup

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • Heats up occasionally
  • Average performance
  • No USB Type-C port

User Ratings

4.4/5
(470,471 ratings)
4.3/5
(71,142 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 12, 2017
(Official)
Oct 14, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Android One
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
HiSilicon Kirin 659

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
16 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.63 %
76.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

155.4 mm
156.2 mm

Width

75.8 mm
75.2 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

165 grams
164 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
12 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection 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
4616 x 3464 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

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3080 mAh
3340 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

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

Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.17 W/kg
Head: 1.09 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
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 Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote
N/A