Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

Apple iPhone SE2 (2020)

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Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

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Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) or Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone SE2 (2020) Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
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Release date 2020, April 15 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.78 in
Weight 148 g | 5.22 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Red Violet, Blue, Gray
Battery 1821 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion 3070 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology Retina IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 5.97" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 87.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.4% 84.1%
Screen resolution 750 x 1334 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-625 nits max brightness (advertised)
- HDR
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), PDAF, OIS -48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps
DxOMark Main Score 103
DxOMark Photo 108
DxOMark Video 105
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 84
DxOMark Photo 85
DxOMark Video 83

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 13 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) - Octa-core 2.3 GHz
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 616
External memory No No
Internal memory 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 727313
Antutu 10 CPU 179992
Antutu 10 GPU 243820
Antutu 10 Mem 125429
Antutu 10 UX 179992
Antutu 8 Total 465664 223441
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 438
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1308
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 966
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 849
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1326 405
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2653 1451
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1870
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5825

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296
-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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary 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
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Fast battery charging 18W
Versions
- Versions: A2296 (Global market) A2275 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2298 (China)

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