Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Google Pixel 2 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Mi 9
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Xiaomi Mi 9 or Google Pixel 2 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Xiaomi Mi 9 | Google Pixel 2 | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2019, February | 2017, October | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in | 145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.74 in | |
Weight | 173 g | 6.1 oz | 143 g | 5.04 oz | |
Body Build | Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) | Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black | Kinda Blue, Just Black, Clearly White | |
Battery | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2700 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Approximate price | 450 EUR | 550 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Super AMOLED | AMOLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.39" in | 5" in | |
Screen area | 100.2 cm2 | 68.9 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 85.2% | 67.9% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 441 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
Other specs | - HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
- Always-on display -95% DCI-P3 |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 12.2 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, Laser/PDAF -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0'', 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF, 2x optical zoom |
-12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF | |
Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps | 2160p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@30/60/120fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps (gyro-EIS) | |
DxOMark Main Score | 110 | 99 | |
DxOMark Photo | 115 | 100 | |
DxOMark Video | 99 | 96 | |
Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 8 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm | |
Functions | HDR | HDR | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 77 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 80 | ||
DxOMark Video | 71 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 8.0, upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) | - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | |
GPU | Adreno 640 | Adreno 540 | |
External memory | No | No | |
Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 10 Total | 625750 | ||
Antutu 10 CPU | 192486 | ||
Antutu 10 GPU | 191970 | ||
Antutu 10 Mem | 106764 | ||
Antutu 10 UX | 192486 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 445567 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 856 | 384 | |
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2550 | 1323 | |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2579 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2356 | 570 | |
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 678 | 359 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2575 | 1507 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3235 | 1838 | |
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10405 | 6060 | |
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7120 | 7175 | |
GeekBench 4 Battery | 6086 | 3012 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM card & eSIM | |
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
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Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
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 (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 20W |
- Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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