Huawei P40 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Pro Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.58 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.58in
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 209g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Pro 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.58 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 441 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 600 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 92.5 % 86.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
642 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %142.2 %
PWM (Flicker)365 Hz223 Hz
Response time3 ms6.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 156.7 mm (6.17 in)
Width 72.6 mm (2.86 in) 74.3 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
86.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
- 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 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon 690
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 576 768
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
2405
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1111933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31312405
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
621437
CPU217681200133
GPU212255193659
Memory146459104050
UX141962123595
NanoReview Score718357621437
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
3022
Max Surface Temp.34.2 °C44.1 °C
Stability55 %88 %
Graphics Test19 fps18 fps
Graphics Score32863022
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P40 Pro
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 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 16.5 GB 19 GB
UI Skin EMUI 11 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 27 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (27 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 40 min) Yes Quick Charge 4+ (40% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:11 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
21:14
Web Browsing08:10 h07:54 h
Video Playback13:26 h12:39 h
Games04:54 h04:50 h
Standby Mode81 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 7680 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX700Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.281/2
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm53 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV8856
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.4
Focal length18 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX650Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/1.541/3.1
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
108
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
89
Overall camera score
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
102
Bokeh75n/a
Preview45n/a
Zoom124n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 18 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P40 Pro
144
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, 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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2120
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
87.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 720 450
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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P40 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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