Xiaomi Mi Note 2 vs Huawei Mate 9

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 vs Huawei Mate 9 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 Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Huawei Mate 9 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 Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Huawei Mate 9 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

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

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
Videos
1 Video

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General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

MIUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
HiSilicon Kirin 960

Processor

Quad core

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

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
Mali-G71 MP8

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

515 ppi
373 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.01 %
77.34 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

156.2 mm
156.9 mm

Width

77.3 mm
78.9 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

166 grams
190 grams

Build Material

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

5488 x 4112 Pixels
5248 x 3936 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
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4070 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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)

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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

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
Rear

Other Sensors

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