Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS vs Huawei nova 5T vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (Global Version)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei Xiaomi
Announced September 2018 August 2019 April 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Coming Soon - August 2019 Coming Soon - May 2020
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, Crush Blue, Mid Summer Purple Tropical Green, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
(6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm
(6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor(Side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 9.1 MIUI 11
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G76 MP10 (720 MHz) Adreno 618
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 128/256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Full HD+ FullView LCD curved glass Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.26 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (412 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.01% 84.18% 84.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, CAF
16 MP, f/2.2, Ultra wide angle
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, panorama
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 119° (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot 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 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage No NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
Capacity - 3700 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) - -