Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra compare

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Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

What is the difference between the Xiaomi Mi 9 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.


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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 9 Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Rating (+) (+)
Review Xiaomi Mi 9 Review Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Review
Release date 2019, February 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.07 in
Weight 173 g | 6.1 oz 234 g | 8.25 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
Colors Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender, Graphite, Sky Blue, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh, Li-Ion
Body Form Samsung
Approximate price 450 EUR $ 499.99

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.39" inc 6.8" inc
Screen area 100.2 cm2 114.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.3:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.2% 89.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 3088 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 500 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
- 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 200 MP, Quad
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
-200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 110 140
DxOMark Photo 115 139
DxOMark Video 99 137
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR HDR, HDR10+
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 141
DxOMark Photo 139
DxOMark Video 145

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 740
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 625750 1530695
Antutu 10 CPU 192486 377291
Antutu 10 GPU 191970 595608
Antutu 10 Mem 106764 286984
Antutu 10 UX 192486 377291
Antutu 9 Total 1287951
Antutu 8 Total 445567
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 856 1883
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2550 4993
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2579 8807
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2356 5815
GeekBench 5 Single Core 678 1396
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2575 4882
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) · Nano-SIM + eSIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - High-bitrate audio support

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+)
-Fast wireless charging 20W

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- 45W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, 65% in 30 min
-15W Wireless charging (Qi)
-4.5W Reverse wireless charging
- IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
-Armor aluminum frame
-Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

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