Huawei P30 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 235g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 8050mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.47 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 185 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 570 nits 2200 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
4368 nits
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)231 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 163.49 mm (6.44 in)
Width 73.4 mm (2.89 in) 77.94 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.94 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 235 g (8.29 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Pro and Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.74 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 n/a
GPU Cores 360 n/a
GPU Frequency 720 MHz n/a
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
3629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
11080
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9123629
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)225911080
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
4165108
CPU195913962447
GPU1592971453812
Memory117921974305
UX128557774544
NanoReview Score6016884165108
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2490n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
n/a
Writing score10855n/a
Web score7067n/a
Video editing5710n/a
Data manipulation7553n/a
NanoReview Score8525n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
OS Size 13.4 GB 36 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 8050 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
44:02
Web Browsing08:25 h23:02 h
Video Playback13:36 h25:48 h
Games05:24 h10:54 h
Standby Mode99 h171 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 102 °
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix40 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX650Samsung ISOCELL HP5
Sensor size1/1.71/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm0.5 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.0
Focal length125 mm120 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/41/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mm17 mm
Sensorn/aOmniVision OV50M40
Sensor size1/2.71/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 29 mm 21 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS OmniVision OV32D
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
130
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/6/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono 2.1
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB
Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2019 yr September, 2026 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr September, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 729
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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