Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G vs Huawei nova 8 Pro 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Xiaomi	Huawei
Announced
2020, November 26	2020, December 23
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, December	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 08
Colors
Gray, Blue, Red/Mint	Blue, Black, White; other colours
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
165.4 x 76.8 x 9 mm (6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)	163.3 x 74.1 x 7.9 mm (6.43 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
Weight
215 g (7.58 oz)	184 g (6.49 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network
1, 3, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6	1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

OS
Android 10	Android 10
User Interface
MIUI 12	EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 619 [Similar]	Mali-G77 (8-core) [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No

Type
IPS LCD Screen Corning Gorilla Glass 5 120Hz Refesh Rate HDR10 450 nits (typ)	QHD+ OLED Screen HDR10 120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors
16M Colour	1B Colour
Size
6.67 inches [Similar]	6.72 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)	1236 x 2676 pixels (439 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.37%	91.50%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	64 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED dual-tone flash	LED flash
Features
108 MP, f/1.75, 26mm (wide), 1/1.52", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) HDR, panorama	64 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
16 MP, f/2.0 HDR, panorama 1080p@30fps [Similar]	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide) HDR 4K [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.0)
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 33W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min Reverse charging 5W
Capacity
4820 mAh	4000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-