Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, Manufactured in June, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G85. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher pixel density: 428ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 4700mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.74 in 6.53 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 550 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 83.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
464 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %97.7 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms32.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite4608:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 162.3 mm (6.39 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
- White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
83.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 MediaTek Helio G85
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Cores 1024 48
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 96 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
516
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
1562
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1740516
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43791562
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
272057
CPU34733089155
GPU47911849694
Memory18922560565
UX22151372643
NanoReview Score1237186272057
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °Cn/a
Stability39 %n/a
Graphics Test61 fpsn/a
Graphics Score10268n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 3 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNano MemoryMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 21 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5020 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
24:19
Web Browsing06:35 h09:31 h
Video Playback13:12 h14:21 h
Games05:03 h05:45 h
Standby Mode84 h121 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 3840 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung S5KGM1
Sensor size1/1.561/2.0
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.5n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX688n/a
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom148n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.3
Focal length n/a 29 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
n/a

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 MiMO
- 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, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category207
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
92.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2022 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr June, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 199
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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 Mate 50 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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