Xiaomi CC9/CC9e vs Huawei nova 5/nova 5 Pro: key specs

Here are the simple key specs comparison between the Xiaomi CC9 series smartphones and HUawei nova 5 series smartphones.

Design: they are neck and neck

In terms of design, Xiaomi CC9/CC9e is consistent with Huawei nova 5 and nova 5 Pro, using OLED water drop screen modeling, screen fingerprints, the overall texture is similar. (the lower-end nova 5i is not discussed here)

The main difference between the two phones is the back cover craftsmanship. Xiaomi CC9 adopts gradient color match and it offers 3 color options: white (white lover), black (dark prince) and purple (dark blue planet). Huawei nova 5 offers more color options, including midsummer purple, coral orange, Yiwei forest (green) and bright black four colors.

But on the whole, whether it is Xiaomi CC9 or Huawei nova 5, there are not differences on the overall design: water drop screen and in-display fingerprint sensor. 

Specs configuration: Huawei nova 5 is more powerful

Xiaomi CC9e carries Snapdragon 665 processor and CC9 carries Snapdragon 710; While Huawei nova 5 is powered by Kirin 810 and nova 5 Pro is powered by Kirin 980. Both of them adopt 7nm SoC, but the chip of the Huswei nova series are more powerful than that of Xiaomi CC9 series.

However, Xiaomi CC9 is all equipped with 4030mAh large battery and 18W fast charge, while Huawei nova 5 is equipped with 3500mAh battery to support 40W fast charge.

Camera: different excellent features

In terms of camera, Xiaomi CC9 series phones and Huawei nova 5 series phones offer smae 32MP front camera but different rear cameras.

At the Xiaomi CC9 press conference, Lei Jun came on stage and explained: CC9 is a redesigned Xiaomi 9 for young people. One of the obvious changes is the 32MP front camera (f/2.0) and triple rear cameras with 48MP main lens (f/1.79 aperture), 8MP super-wide angle lens and 2MP depth of filed lens.

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While Huawei nova 5 and nova 5 Pro offers quad rear cameras: 48MP main lens (f/1.8), 16MP wide angle lens (f/2.2), 2MP Macro Lens (f/2.4) and 2MP bokeh lens (f/2.4). On the front, it offers 32MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture.

Theoretically, Huawei nova 5 series may have better camera performance. However, Xiaomi CC9 adopts Meitu AI beauty technology and offers interesting MImoji selfies.    

Therefore, both the Xiaomi CC9 and Huawei nova 5 have their own photography features. The Xiaomi CC9/CC9e may offer more excellent selfie performance, while Huawei nova 5/nova 5 Pro will bring you overall good camera performance and super night portrait shooting feature.   

Price: Xiaomi CC9 is more attractive

The price has always been the advantage of Xiaomi mobile phones, starting at 1799 yuan (6+64GB) and 1999 yuan (6+128GB) for the CC9 and 2599 yuan (8+256GB) for the Meitu custom version, which is a reasonable price for a Snapdragon 710 phone.

Huawei nova 5, the price of 2799 yuan (8+128GB), is undoubtedly much higher than Xiaomi CC9.

The price of the nova 5 Pro is 2999 yuan (8+128GB) and 3399 yuan (8+256GB), which is 800 yuan higher than the Xiaomi CC9 customized edition. However, with the extra 800 yuan,you will get a smartphone with more powerful Kirin 980 processor and a ToF lens.

So which smartphone to choose mainly depends on the your personal preference. If you requires an overall good phones with more powerful processor, the Huawei nova 5 and nova 5 Pro will be your best choice. However, if you don’t want to spend much money but requires excellent photography performance (especially for selfie), the Xiaomi CC9 and CC9e will make you satisfied.

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