Xiaomi Mi Play inaugurated a brand new series of devices from the Chinese giant, which is located in the mid/low-end segment. That is why this device is a perfect rival for the newly-announced Huawei Enjoy 9 and Asus Zenfone Max (M2), two other impressive alternatives available with a price tag inferior to €200 in Asia. These handsets are perfect for you if you are looking for a device which is never great, but never gives disappointments despite having an incredibly low price tag. If you belong to this range of users, go ahead and check out this specs comparison.

Xiaomi Mi Play vs Huawei Enjoy 9 vs Asus Zenfone Max (M2)

Design

The design is the key point of Xiaomi Mi Play. It is one of the most elegant and beautiful handsets sold for less than €200. Unlike Huawei Enjoy 9 and Asus Zenfone Max M2 which are full metal unibody phones, Xiaomi Mi Play has a glass back and you can get it in two gradient color variants or in black. Further, it comes with a waterdrop notch and very thin bezels, and it is more compact and lightweight than its opponents thanks to its smaller display. That is why I like it more aesthetically. Between Asus Zenfone Max M2 and Huawei Enjoy 9, I would choose the latter because it has a smaller notch and a more attractive rear design.

Display

Xiaomi Mi Play has the best display because it provides a higher level of detail. Indeed, it is the only device to sport the Full HD+ resolution, while Asus Zenfone Max M2 and Huawei Enjoy 2 have below-average HD+ displays. This plays an important role when it comes to energy consumption given that low-resolution displays are more efficient, but it decreases the viewing quality. Xiaomi Mi Play also has the smallest display and thanks to the higher pixel density it will look more detailed than other Full HD+ displays.

Specs & Software

Xiaomi Mi Play and Asus Zenfone Max M2 are superior devices when it comes to hardware and performance. The MediaTek Helio P35 found on the Mi Play is a valid rival for the Snapdragon 632 by Qualcomm inside the Asus Zenfone Max M2. I personally like the Snapdragon 632 more because of its GPU. Further, Asus Zenfone Max M2 has a micro SD dedicated slot allowing to use both the dual SIM slot and the expansion slot at the same time. Android 8.1 Oreo is installed out of the box on each of these handsets, and it is customized by a proprietary user interface. Basing on the current software support from the companies, we believe Xiaomi Mi Play will most likely be the first, if not the only one, to get Android Pie in the coming year.

Camera

Do not expect high-end cameras from these handsets, but all of them can provide a decent photo quality, at least when light conditions are good because when it gets dark they start becoming disappointing. The one I like more is Asus Zenfone Max M2 because it features a LED flash on the front side for a better selfie quality in the dark. Anyways, note that there are just marginal differences in photo quality between these devices.

Battery

The longest-lasting phone is definitely the Asus Zenfone Max M2 because of its 4000 mAh battery paired with very efficient components, such as the Snapdragon 632 chipset. Right after, there is Huawei Enjoy 9 which can achieve almost the same battery life in most of the scenarios. Xiaomi Mi Play is much inferior and it is not a battery champion like its opponents. It can just reach a sufficient battery life: one day with a moderate use, while the other twos can last more than one day with a stressed use.

Price

While specs are definitely not the strongest points of these devices, the price is the most important thing. Xiaomi Mi Play debuted in China with a starting price tag of just $160/€140 + 10 GB of free data traffic for 12 months, Huawei Enjoy 9 costs just $145/€127 in its base variant and Asus Zenfone Max M2 was launched with a starting price of $195/€170 in India. I would personally go for the Asus Zenfone Max (M2) because of its big battery and good performance. I would not choose Xiaomi Mi Play because, even though it has a better design and a better display, its 3000 mAh battery is not enough for my use. On the other hand, Huawei Enjoy 9 has a lower-end SoC than Asus Zenfone Max M2 and this would make me spend those $50 more to get a faster and smoother user experience thanks to the Snapdragon 632. Last but not least, the front-facing LED flash and the micro SD dedicated slot are always useful things.

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Asus Zenfone Max (M2) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro vs Motorola One Power: PROs and CONS

Asus Zenfone Max M2

PROs

• Great battery life
• Micro SD dedicated slot
• Thin design
• Front-facing flash
• Nice performance

CONS

• HD display

Xiaomi Mi Play

PROs

• Compact and lightweight
• Better display
• Good design
• Good performance

CONS

• Smaller battery

Huawei Enjoy 9

PROs

• Good design
• Affordable price
• Big battery

CONS

• HD display
• Lower-end SoC

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Huawei announced the Enjoy 9 only a few days back with a starting price of 999 yuan (~$145) for the base variant. The Enjoy 9 notably features a sleek design and even the hardware lineup isn’t so bad. Here are some hands-on pictures of the Red variant scooped from Chinese blog MyDrivers.

Huawei Enjoy 9 packs the water drop notch design which ensures the screen ratio is at the optimum. At the rear is a vertically aligned dual rear camera with LED flash at the bottom. Surprisingly, there isn’t a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor onboard. Users have to make do with the less secure Face scanner. The device equally comes with the traditional 3.5mm audio jack as well as USB 2.0 charging port.

As a recap of the specs, the Enjoy 9 sports a 6.26-inch 720x1520pixel IPS LCD display. The device packs a Snapdragon 450 chipset onboard instead of Huawei’s custom Kirin chipset. However, the chipset is a low-end chipset that won’t offer so much in terms of firepower. The processor is paired with a 3GB of RAM and 4GB of RAM on some models. The device also comes with 32GB of internal storage while the 4GB RAM variant has a 64GB storage onboard.

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On the camera end, the Enjoy 9 sports a 13MP f/1.8 + 2MP f/2.4 depth-sensing dual camera setup at the rear while for selfies, there is an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera. One outstanding feature onboard the Huawei Enjoy 9 is the 4,000mAh battery that will definitely deliver an extended usage period. On the software aspect, the device runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based EMUI 8.2. In addition, the device comes with three slots, two SIM slots and a third one for microSD card. The Enjoy 9 comes in Black, and three gradient Aurora colors – Blue, Red and Purple. Check out some more pictures of the Red variant from down below.

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During the Nova 4 launch event, Huawei also officially launched a budget smartphone which goes by the moniker Enjoy 9. Details of the Huawei Enjoy 9 had first been spotted on VMall sometime last week but the pricing wasn’t disclosed. The device has now been shown to be a thousand yuan machine as its pricing starts at 999 yuan (~$145) for the base variant.

Specs wise, the Enjoy 9 features a 6.26-inch 720x1520pixel IPS LCD display. The device has a waterdrop notch design which houses the selfie camera. The device packs a Snapdragon 450 chipset onboard instead of Huawei’s custom Kirin chipset. However, the chipset is a low-end chipset that won’t offer so much in terms of firepower. The processor is paired with a 3GB of RAM and 4GB of RAM on some models. The device also comes with 32GB of internal storage while the 4GB RAM variant has a 64GB storage onboard.

On the camera end, the Enjoy 9 sports a 13MP f/1.8 + 2MP f/2.4 depth-sensing dual camera setup at the rear while for selfies, there is an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera. The device comes with Face scanner using the front camera but there is no physical fingerprint button at the rear. One outstanding feature onboard the Huawei Enjoy 9 is the 4,000mAh battery that will definitely deliver an extended usage period. On the software aspect, the device runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based EMUI 8.2. In addition, the device comes with three slots, two SIM slots and a third one for microSD card. The Enjoy 9 comes in Black, and three gradient Aurora colors – Blue, Red and Purple.

Huawei Matebook 13

Huawei’s notebook model is presently categorised into four series – Matebook X Pro, X, D, and E. In early November, Huawei announced the new full-screen, ultra-slim and lightweight MateBook 13 (WRT-W29E) which is a new series entirely. More details of the Matebook 13 was also revealed today during the Nova 4 launch.

According to the details announced, Huawei MateBook 13 adopts Huawei’s family-style full-screen design, with narrow bezels around it. The left and right-side bezels are just 4.4 mm while the laptop has a screen ratio of 88%. As the name implies, it packs a 13-inch IPS glossy screen with a resolution of 2160×1440 pixels (3:2). The display has a 178-degree wide-angle view, 1000:1 contrast, typical brightness of 300nits and minimum of 240nit, but the screen does not support touch control. The laptop has a thin 14.9mm metal body and weighs just 1.28kg. The body is manufactured using diamond cutting technology, supplemented by delicate sandblasting technology with well-chamfered edges. 

The Mateboo 13 is powered by the latest eighth-generation Intel Core i7-8568U (Whiskey Lake) processor with the lower model utilising an Intel Core i5-8265 chipset. Both SoCs are Quad-core eight thread chipsets. The processor also has a power consumption of 15W. The laptop is also equipped with an NVIDIA MX 150 discrete graphics, 2GB GDDR5 independent graphics memory, thermal design power consumption 25W, with LPDDR3 memory, NVMe solid state drive.

On the internals, it has a shark fin fan 2.0 smart cooling system, dual fan separation heat source, seven sensors real-time temperature control. The battery capacity is 41.838Whr (3670mAh/11.4V), the theoretical battery life is about 10 hours, and it can be used for 2.5 hours after charging for 15 minutes. The interface has only two USB-Cs with data transfer and charging on the left side, data transfer and DisplayPort output on the right side, and a 3.5mm headset. Other aspects, it packs a full-size island chocolate keyboard, power button which also doubles as a fingerprint sensor, dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, 1MP camera, dual speaker, dual microphone, Dolby Atmos sound.

The Matebook 13 comes in three colours of Deep Gray Ash, Cherry Powder and Gold. As for the pricing, the Intel Core i7 version is priced at 6399 yuan. However, the Core i5 variant with 8GB RAM and 256 storage is priced at 4999 yuan. It will go on sale on January 1 but pre-sale will start on December 25.

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Huawei is scheduled to announce the all-new Nova 4 smartphone today at an event in China. Well, as per sources it is believed that Huawei is also going to release a couple of other devices such as Huawei Enjoy 9 and Matebook 13. Both these devices have already been announced, but they will be showcased once more along with the new Huawei Nova 4. Already, Nova 4 has appeared on Geekbench and AnTuTu benchmark apps featuring its specs and some other details.

As per the recent leak, Nova 4 will carry Kirin 970 with 8 GB of RAM. It will feature the same camera sensors as like of the Huawei Mate 20. There are two different models of Nova 4 featuring different rear camera modules. One model will come with a 48 megapixels+ 16 megapixels + 20 megapixels while another one will carry 20+16+2 megapixels triple camera set. Although, it is a full proof high-end package which will compete against devices such as OnePlus 6T, Galaxy S9, and others.

Moreover, Huawei Matebook 13 will also release along with the new smartphone. It is an ultra-thin, portable notebook with a huge display. In terms of power, it hosts Intel 8th generation CPU and discrete graphics performance promising good performance.

The last but not the least, Huawei Enjoy 9 will also appear at the launch event. It is an entry-level device featuring Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC. It will come in two different variants of 3/4GB RAM and 32/64 GB internal storage.

• Read More: Huawei Nova 4 press renders leaked to reveal front and rear design, color variants

However, Huawei has piled up three new devices for launch at an event which will start at 13:30 Beijing Time. Huawei will live stream the launch event. So, how many of you are waiting for the launch of these devices, mainly Nova 4?

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Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei  has officially announced the Enjoy 9 smartphone in China and the device is billed to go on sale in China on December 12. The Enjoy 9 is a trimmed down version of the Enjoy 9 Plus which went on sale in October

Specs wise, the Enjoy 9 features a 6.26-inch 720x1520pixel IPS LCD display. The device has a waterdrop notch design which houses the selfie camera. The device packs a Snapdragon 450 chipset onboard instead of Huawei’s custom Kirin chipset. However, the chipset is a low-end chipset that won’t offer so much in terms of firepower. The processor is paired with a 3GB of RAM and 4GB of RAM on some models. The device also comes with 32GB of internal storage while the 4GB RAM variant has a 64GB storage onboard. 

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On the camera end, the Enjoy 9 sports a 13MP f/1.8 + 2MP f/2.4 depth-sensing dual camera setup at the rear while for selfies, there is an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera. The device comes with Face scanner using the front camera but there is no physical fingerprint button at the rear. One outstanding feature onboard the Huawei Enjoy 9 is the 4,000mAh battery that will definitely deliver an extended usage period. On the software aspect, the device runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based EMUI 8.2. In addition, the device comes with three slots, two SIM slots and a third one for microSD card. The Enjoy 9 comes in Black, and three gradient Aurora colors – Blue, Red and Purple.

Huawei is yet to reveal the price of the Enjoy 9 but it is already listed on VMall with sales billed to start on December 12.

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