Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Honor View 20 Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Smartphone 2

Honor View 20

Honor View 20

Smartphone 3

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer or Honor View 20 Specs Comparison

or

Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Honor View 20
Rating (+) (+)
Release date 2019, February 2018, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in 156.9 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.97 in
Weight 173 g | 6.1 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) Front glass, aluminum frame
Case buy from Amazon

buy from Amazon

Colors Transparent Black Saphire Blue, Phantom Blue, Phantom Red, Midnight Black
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 530 EUR 570 EUR
Check price from Amazon

from Amazon

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.39" in 6.4" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 101.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.2% 85.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2310 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Yes
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
Screen protector buy from Amazon buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 48 MP, Dual
Camera specs -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
-48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-TOF 3D stereo camera
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Panorama, HDR, LED flash
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps, (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 25 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 25 MP, f/2.0, 27mm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 Android 9.0 (Pie); Magic UI 2
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G76 MP10
External memory No No
Internal memory 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 380799
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 846
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2563
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1535
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 3829
GeekBench 5 Single Core 683
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2418

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 / 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
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 , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+)
-Fast wireless charging 20W

- Fast battery charging 5V/4.5A 22.5W (55% in 30 min) for Global market
-Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W India only
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

- Also known as Huawei Honor V20 in China

Reviews and Opinions on Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer and Honor View 20

If you had to recommend one of these phones to a friend, which one would it be and why? Share your arguments using the Add Opinion button!

There are no comments yet. Be the first to comment.