Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 50 and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 50 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
VS
46 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
Huawei Honor 50
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 710. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Larger display: 6.57in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 179g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 4030mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 50 and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 50
vs
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.57 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 525 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
621 nits
sRGB gamut100 %95.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time2.4 ms3.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 50], [Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 6/1.7 (Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 685
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 616
GPU Cores 512 256
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 500 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
527
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
1574
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1071527
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29981574
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 50
600003
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
305175
CPU20731597913
GPU14961856171
Memory9916767596
UX14390383495
NanoReview Score600003305175
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
550
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.2 °C
Stabilityn/a96 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a550
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50], [Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
7148
Writing scoren/a7643
Web scoren/a5770
Video editingn/a5646
Data manipulationn/a5892
NanoReview Scoren/a7148

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 21 GB 13 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 4030 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 0:54 h 1:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
23:06
Web Browsing09:06 h07:34 h
Video Playback12:48 h11:52 h
Games05:24 h04:35 h
Standby Mode118 h138 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.521/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length17 mmn/a
Sensor size1/41/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalNo

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung JD1 Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B2100))
LTE category1812
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
87.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 320
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor 50 the clear winner in this comparison.

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