Xiaomi Mi Max (MSM8956) vs Huawei P9 Plus

What is the difference between Xiaomi Mi Max (MSM8956) and Huawei P9 Plus. Find out which smartphone has better performance.

Xiaomi Mi Max (MSM8956)
Xiaomi Mi Max (MSM8956) ✓
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Huawei P9 Plus
Huawei P9 Plus ✗
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Performance (Benchmarks)

8523DMark for Android Sling Shot Extreme (OpenGL ES 3.1 / Metal)848
8803DMark for Android Sling Shot Extreme (Vulkan / Metal)619
9273DMark for Android Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited867
13203DMark for Android Sling Shot1183
13463DMark for Android Sling Shot Unlimited1322
3636PCMark for Android Work 3.05246
5267PCMark for Android Work 2.05555
2429PCMark for Android Computer vision3015
2921PCMark for Android Storage5800

Specs

Xiaomi Mi Max (MSM8956)Model nameHuawei P9 Plus
Android 6.0Operating system (OS)Android 6.0
Bluetooth WLAN NFCNetwork ConnectivityBluetooth WLAN NFC
Yes, microUSB 2.0Interfaces / connectorsYes, Type-C

Display

Corning Gorilla Glass 4Glass TypesCorning Gorilla Glass 4
1920 × 1080 pxResolution1920 × 1080 px
IPS LCDTechnologySuper AMOLED
YesMulti‑TouchYes
6.44"Screen size5.5"

Processor‎ (CPU)

Up to 1.8 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A72 and 1.4 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53CPU ArchitectureUp to 2.5 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 and 1.8 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53
Snapdragon 650 (MSM8956)CPUHiSilicon Kirin 955
Adreno 510GPUMali-T880 MP4

Storage‎

3072 MBRAM (Memory)4096 MB
16 / 32 GBStorage (ROM)64 / 128 GB
microSD / microSDHC / microSDXCCard slotmicroSD / microSDHC / microSDXC

Camera

Yes, 16 MPRear Camera(s)‎Yes, 12 MP
Yes, 5 MPSelfie Camera(s)‎Yes, 8 MP

Networks

varies by model2GGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
varies by model3Gvaries by model
varies by model4G (LTE)varies by model

Location

YesGPSYes
YesA-GPSYes

Battery

4850 mAhBattery capacity3400 mAh

Sensors

YesCompassYes

Design

88.3 / 173.1 / 7.5 mmDimensions75.3 / 152.3 / 7 mm
203 gWeight162 g