Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S and Huawei P30 Lite - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs Huawei P30 Lite

49 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
VS
38 out 100
Huawei P30 Lite
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Huawei P30 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Manufactured in April, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Huawei P30 Lite, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 3340mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 415ppi
  • Lighter design: 159g vs 210g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S and Huawei P30 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
vs
Huawei P30 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 6.15 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2312 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.2:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 415 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 628 nits 460 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Screen-to-body ratio 84 % 84.3 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
571 nits
Huawei P30 Lite
497 nits
sRGB gamut114.9 %99.4 %
Response time34 ms42.8 ms
Contrast1111:1820:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S], [Huawei P30 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 166 mm (6.54 in) 152.9 mm (6.02 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 72.7 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.43 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
84 %
Huawei P30 Lite
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S and Huawei P30 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 8 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 692 No
Graphics Adreno 618 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 256 64
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 384 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
722
Huawei P30 Lite
506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
1880
Huawei P30 Lite
1547
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)722506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)18801547
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
387217
Huawei P30 Lite
250554
CPU13098889926
GPU9009134424
Memory7261556197
UX9352370007
NanoReview Score387217250554
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
1041
Huawei P30 Lite
554
Max Surface Temp.42.4 °C45.7 °C
Stability98 %84 %
Graphics Test6 fps3 fps
Graphics Score1041554
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S], [Huawei P30 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
8091
Huawei P30 Lite
6434
Writing score96636669
Web score59435369
Video editing54374900
Data manipulation68025606
NanoReview Score80916434

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 18 GB 20 GB
UI Skin MIUI 14 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5020 mAh 3340 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 50 min) Yes SuperCharge (63% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 2:30 h 1:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
26:58
Huawei P30 Lite
18:16
Web Browsing10:56 h06:54 h
Video Playback15:15 h11:15 h
Games05:45 h04:23 h
Standby Mode136 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 5288x3968 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 24 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP24 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGM2Sony IMX576
Sensor size1/21/2.8
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorOmnivision OV8856n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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
Bluetooth version 5 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP 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
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category1212
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
81 dB
Huawei P30 Lite
88.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2020 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 200 330
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S the clear winner in this comparison.

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