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Huawei Honor 70 vs Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro

61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
VS
51 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
Huawei Honor 70
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 70 Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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 70
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 191g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 70 and Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
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 70
vs
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 86.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
642 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %142.2 %
PWM (Flicker)61 Hz223 Hz
Response time2 ms6.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 70], [Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 156.7 mm (6.17 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 74.3 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.91 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
86.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 70 and Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 690
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 512 768
GPU Frequency 608 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
2405
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1064933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30252405
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 70
618614
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
621437
CPU198611200133
GPU149579193659
Memory122975104050
UX147449123595
NanoReview Score618614621437
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
3022
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.1 °C
Stabilityn/a88 %
Graphics Testn/a18 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3022
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70], [Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
9555
Writing scoren/a11471
Web scoren/a7040
Video editingn/a5961
Data manipulationn/a8050
NanoReview Scoren/a9555

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels n/a 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 21 GB 19 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 8 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 27 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 4+ (40% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:11 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
21:14
Web Browsing09:26 h07:54 h
Video Playback13:55 h12:39 h
Games05:40 h04:50 h
Standby Mode98 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix54 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSony IMX800Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.491/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a53 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV8856
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3L6
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 70
115
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
108
Video quality
Huawei Honor 70
129
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
89
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 70
115
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
102
Bokeh55n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom77n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70], [Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 18 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 LE, 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		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
87.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 550 450
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 70 the clear winner in this comparison.

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