Huawei nova 6 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Huawei nova 6

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency 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)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
LTE speed

LTE Cat21

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, aluminum frame

Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

162.7 mm

157.5 mm
Width

75.8 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

212 g

173 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Purple, Red

Black

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

6.57 inches

6.39 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Aluminosilicate screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon), Oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

40 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/1.7"

48 MP, f/1.5 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4 , 80 mm, 1/4" , 3x optical zoom

16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

7296 x 5472 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

2x optical zoom

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, light, proximity, side-mounted fingerprint sensor

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint