Xiaomi Mi 9 SE vs Apple iPhone 7 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

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Apple iPhone 7

Apple iPhone 7

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Xiaomi Mi 9 SE or Apple iPhone 7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Apple iPhone 7
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Release date 2019, February 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.78 in 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.44 x 5.44 x 2.64 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 138 g | 4.87 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Violet, Blue, Gray Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 3070 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1960 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.97" in 4.7" in
Screen area 87.5 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.1% 65.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - HDR - Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.12µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 85
DxOMark Photo 85
DxOMark Video 85
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm) - Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.3 GHz - Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Adreno 616 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 291935
Antutu 10 CPU 84657
Antutu 10 GPU 91546
Antutu 10 Mem 48762
Antutu 10 UX 84657
Antutu 8 Total 223441 218894
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 438 778
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1308 928
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 966
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 849
GeekBench 6 Metal 3666
GeekBench 5 Single Core 405 729
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1451 1289
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1870 3410
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5825 5745
GeekBench 4 Battery 1927

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778 
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1660, A1778
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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