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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Huawei P40 Pro

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei P40 Pro , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Huawei P40 Pro 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.58", with resolution 1200x2640. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 50 megapixel main camera.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.39", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.58" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.6% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1200 x 2640 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 50 MP, Quad 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -Periscope 12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54'', PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) 48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF - 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, laser AF, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0"
Functions HDR HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Dual 20 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
DxOMark Main Score 128
DxOMark Photo 108
DxOMark Video 95
DxOMark Selfie Score 103
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 640
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 497741
GeekBench 5 Single Core 775
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3182
General specs Release date 2020, March 26 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.2 Х 72.6 Х 9 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 209 g 173 g
Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black Transparent Black
Battery 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 970 EUR 530 EUR
Body build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - 5G SA/NSA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others HDR10 -90Hz refresh rate HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fast charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 27W -Fast reverse wireless charging 27W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 20W - Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy P40 Pro
  • Screen 6.58"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 50 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP