Meizu 16Xs vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Comparison and Differences

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Meizu 16Xs

Meizu 16Xs

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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

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Meizu 16Xs or Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Meizu 16Xs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer
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Release date 2019, May 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152 x 74.4 x 8.3 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.93 in 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 173 g | 6.1 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Carbon Black, Pearl White, Phantom Blue Transparent Black
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 220 EUR 530 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.2" in 6.39" in
Screen area 95.8 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.7% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2232 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.7, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2
-5 MP, f/1.9, depth sensor
-48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
- 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF, 2x optical zoom
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.2 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Flyme Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 612 Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 211327
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1911
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6863

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-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)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 24W mCharge

- Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+)
-Fast wireless charging 20W
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

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