Honor 50, Xiaomi Mi 11 or Huawei Nova 9 - which smartphone is better to choose?

Since the devices do not belong to the budget segment, their body is made of the best materials. For example, the display in all three cases is covered with durable protective glass from Corning. As for the back panel, Huawei made it from metal. Perhaps this particular smartphone looks the prettiest. Including due to the fact that he is extremely reluctant to be covered with fingerprints. As for its two competitors, they both have a glass back. It's much easier to damage it. However, let's not scare you, scratches from interaction with the keys will definitely not appear.

No one wants to carry around a very heavy smartphone. Therefore, Xiaomi literally scares some potential buyers. They take a 200-gram device in their hands, remember the need for a case, and then decide to consider some other model. As for Huawei and Honor, they have the same 175-gram weight. They also look very similar to each other. It is felt that their design was carried out at a time when Honor was only a sub-brand, and not a separate company.

Let's start with an unpleasant moment that is common to all three devices. Their display has curved side edges. It's hard to argue with the fact that it seems beautiful. However, during operation, this causes certain inconveniences, and false positives are possible. It also increases the risk of screen damage if the device is dropped on a hard surface.

Smartphones Honor and Huawei can not be called huge. What can not be said about Xiaomi, whose display diagonal reaches 6.81 inches. But on the other hand, its screen boasts a higher resolution. A fingerprint scanner is embedded at the bottom of the LCD panel. It's also in the same place as competitors.

Huawei vs Honor, let's compare their screens. It turns out that they are exactly the same! Apparently, they were ordered from the same manufacturer. For their creation, OLED technology was used, which indicates high energy efficiency and excellent color reproduction. There are 392 pixels for every square inch (for Xiaomi, this parameter reaches 515 pixels).

Many of our readers believe that flagship smartphones get only a top-end chipset.Indeed, these words were true, but only a few years ago. Now the semiconductor market is experiencing a crisis. You have to place orders on a residual basis. That is why Huawei and Honor are based on the Snapdragon 778G. Curiously, Honor's processor is complemented by a 5G modem. If you live in a large metropolis, then this may seem important to you. The main cores of this chip operate at a frequency of 2400-2420 MHz. In this regard, Xiaomi looks more interesting, as its processor is able to boast a frequency of 2840 MHz. However, you can really feel the difference only in games.

If some competitors still offer only 64 GB of internal memory for data storage, then in our case you are waiting for at least 128 GB. Xiaomi 11 and Honor 50 exist in two versions - the second even has 256 GB of storage. But it is impossible not to mention the sad moment. All three devices are deprived of a slot for a memory card. In terms of RAM, most smartphones have 8 GB. Only one of the versions of Honor 50 has a smaller volume.

Readers of iquality.techinfus.com/en/ have heard that flagship smartphone manufacturers prefer to forego the 3.5mm audio output. Partly due to this, they manage to reduce the thickness of the device to 7-8 mm. In a word, you have already guessed that all three devices we have chosen support the connection of a wired headset exclusively through an adapter. It comes with Xiaomi Mi 11 only.

In all three cases, a modern USB Type-C port is used to synchronize with a computer and connect a network adapter. It complies with the USB 3.0 standard, so files are copied at a very high speed, especially if you use the right cable.

If we talk about wireless modules, then the flagships correspond to their status. The comparison shows that the Xiaomi product should be of the greatest interest. The fact is that its NFC chip works without any restrictions - you can pay for purchases in the store with it. And the device is supplemented with an infrared port, thanks to which the device turns into a TV remote control. The only pity is that this model is now sold not for 40,000 rubles, but we will talk about this separately.

Otherwise, there is not much difference between smartphones. All of them are endowed with support for the latest version of Bluetooth. Connection to the router can be carried out using the high-speed Wi-Fi 802.11ax standard. Returning to the conversation about 5G: only Huawei Nova 9 is unable to recognize such networks.

We have already drawn your attention to the fact that two out of three smartphones have an almost identical appearance. However, this does not mean that they received the same set of cameras. Huawei vs Honor, this confrontation promises to be interesting. We advise you to opt for Honor 50. And not only because of the fact that its main module has a 108-megapixel matrix! The fact is that this device is capable of displaying a picture from two modules at once. For example, from the main and frontal. Or from the main and ultra-wide angle. This is especially useful when shooting video. It can be said that you are simultaneously writing a picture and editing it.

As for Huawei, here the resolution of the main camera is reduced to 50 megapixels. But the aperture and matrix size are identical, so you won't notice much difference. There are no differences in the auxiliary modules. The maximum these two devices are capable of shooting 4K video, and they do it at a frequency of 30 frames / s.

If, when buying a smartphone, you primarily focus on the rear camera, then the best choice is Xiaomi Mi 11. The resolution of the matrix of the main module in this case has been increased to 108 megapixels. In the corresponding application, you can find special cinematic modes. As much as possible, the smartphone shoots video in 8K resolution. If you lower the setting to 4K, then the frequency will increase to 60 frames / s. What can I say, here even auxiliary modules look more interesting and useful!

If you remember the “front camera”, then Xiaomi loses to competitors. But the difference is not as big as it might seem after looking at the claimed numbers (32 MP vs 20 MP).

Xiaomi products are regularly mentioned in our comparisons. If you read them, you are familiar with the fact that it is this company that completes its smartphones with the most powerful charger. However, in the case of Xiaomi 11, savings are still noticeable. The maximum device supports only 55-watt AC adapter. Which, however, is also not bad. But competitors have brought this parameter to 66 watts. However, Xiaomi has another advantage, which is the ability to use 50-watt wireless charging! However, it will have to be purchased separately. Also, the device is ready to independently charge another smartphone, also wirelessly.

Xiaomi is fully charged in just 45 minutes. Its competitors are even faster. But which of the smartphones is ready to work from a full charge longer? This question is more difficult to answer. The fact is that all devices received a screen created on the basis of organic light emitting diodes. And the battery capacity turned out to be very similar. Xiaomi stands out only due to the processor, which turned out to be a little more energy efficient. But the difference is still almost impossible to feel.

As expected, all three smartphones received their own proprietary shell. Some will like one, some will like the other. Therefore, there is no point in seriously comparing the interface. Yes, and the functionality of the devices is approximately the same. Especially if you forget about the already mentioned application "Camera".

It must be admitted that Honor and Huawei are capable of providing the buyer with a lot of inconvenience. The fact is that due to the existence of US sanctions, these devices are deprived of Google services. This forces you to install applications from the AppGallery or the appropriate repository. But at the time of this writing, Google is preparing to leave our region. Perhaps soon all smartphones and tablets supplied to Russia will be deprived of its services? Be that as it may, but this has not happened yet, in connection with which Xiaomi deserves a higher rating.

More recently, all three smartphones cost about 40,000 rubles (Xiaomi was sold more expensive, but the difference was not very significant). Now our country is going through difficult times, when the dollar has literally soared into the sky. Now you can only buy Honor 50 for an adequate amount. At the same time, we are talking about the balance in warehouses, the next batch will be noticeably more expensive. The cost of Huawei Nova 9 has already risen. And I don’t want to give conditional 60 thousand rubles for a device without Google services ...

As for Xiaomi 11, it became a hit even at the time of the announcement (it’s not easy, we wrote a separate article on it). Yes, you yourself already understood how many advantages it has. It is not surprising that now he has almost ceased to be found on the virtual shelves of online stores. And if they sell it, then for a lot of money - about 70-80 thousand rubles. Alas, but such amounts will have to get used to.The flagships of the South Korean competitor, if they are sold in our country, are twice as expensive! Therefore, Xiaomi Mi 11, even with such a price tag, seems to be a very reasonable choice.

Xiaomi vs Honor vs Huawei, which device should be recognized as the best? The answer to this question suggests itself. Of course, Xiaomi Mi 11. Not everyone likes the firmware used on the devices of this manufacturer. But at least it has Google services. And the device will also please with an excellent rear camera, which relies not only on the main 108-megapixel module. It has a device and a number of other advantages. However, you can see it for yourself from the table below: in particular, the device stands out from the background of two competitors due to the higher resolution of the display.

If we talk about Honor and Huawei, they were designed almost simultaneously. The same screen was ordered for them, upsetting some people with curved edges. The same design was chosen. The differences are observed only in small things: Huawei did not receive 5G support, it has a lower resolution main camera, and its body is made of different materials. The Honor 50 also benefits from a lower price.