Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha

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Xiaomi Mi 9

Xiaomi Mi 9

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Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha or Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha Xiaomi Mi 9
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Release date 2019, September 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.4 x 72.3 x 10.4 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.85 in 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in
Weight 241 g | 8.5 oz 173 g | 6.1 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back, titanium alloy frame (TC4) Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Black Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black
Battery 4050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Flexible Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 7.92" in 6.39" in
Screen area 201.8 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 180.8% 85.2%
Screen resolution 2088 x 2250 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 388 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 108 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
-12 MP, f/2.0, 54mm (telephoto), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 2x optical zoom
-20 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8", 1.0µm
-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
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
DxOMark Main Score 110
DxOMark Photo 115
DxOMark Video 99
Front camera, selfie 108 MP, Triple 20 MP, Single
Specifications uses main camera 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 640 (700 MHz) Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 512GB 12GB RAM, UFS3.0 64/128 GB, 6/8 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 480830 445567
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 856
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2550
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2579
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2356
GeekBench 5 Single Core 678
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2575
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3235
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10405
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7120
GeekBench 4 Battery 6086

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / 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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-5G - 5G SA / NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N41/N78/N79
-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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) HSPA, LTE-A
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 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
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, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 40W

- Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+)
-Fast wireless charging 20W

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