Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Huawei Nova 11i

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Huawei Nova 11i across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 11i runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Huawei Nova 11i the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 11i offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 offers 6.53 inches, making Huawei Nova 11i the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 9 and Huawei Nova 11i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 11i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 offers 13 MP, making Huawei Nova 11i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 11i offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 offers 5 MP, making Huawei Nova 11i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Xiaomi Redmi 9 and Huawei Nova 11i offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi 9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Nova 11i offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi 9 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

31 Aug, 2020
23 Oct, 2023
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
MediaTek Helio G35
Snapdragon 680
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Super Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.1/5
(325,813 ratings)
N/A
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 31, 2020
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
N/A
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G35
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 265 1.9 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 265
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 610
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

400 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
385 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.08 %
89.83 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Display Colour

N/A
16M
N/A

Design

Height

164.9 mm
164.6 mm
150.83 mm

Width

77 mm
75.5 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9 mm
8.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

194 grams
193 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
48 MP
+ 2 MP
Dual Primary Cameras
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
Front Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Super Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 800(band 20)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.506 W/kg Body: 0.833 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: 3GP MKV MP4
N/A

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: 3GP AAC AMR FLAC M4A (Apple lossless) MID MP3 MP4 OGA WAV
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Games

N/A
Yes
N/A

Browser

N/A
Yes HTML
N/A

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Practically Unlimited
N/A

Email

N/A
Yes
N/A

Instant Messaging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Facilities

N/A
Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer
N/A

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