Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S9 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, March 22 | 2018, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 3.02 in | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in | |
| Weight | 215 g | 7.58 oz | 163 g | 5.75 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic back | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Colors | Phantom Black, Frost Blue, Metal Bronze | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue | |
| Battery | 5160 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | $ 230 | 490 EUR |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.67" inc | 5.8" inc | |
| Screen area | 107.4 cm2 | 84.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.6% | 83.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1440 x 2960 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 395 PPI | 570 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10 -450 nits (typ) |
- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 81 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11 | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (7 nm) | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| Processor CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| Graphics processor GPU | Adreno 640 | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
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| External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 627869 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 182217 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 156601 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 134217 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 182217 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 561112 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 284449 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 969 | 510 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2435 | 1725 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2747 | 1987 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2441 | 1835 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 738 | 469 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2413 | 1957 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3288 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8240 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8705 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3960 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -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), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, recording | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 33W, 59% in 30 min, 100% in 59 min - IP53, dust and splash protection |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) |
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