Realme XT vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Comparison and Differences

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Realme XT

Realme XT

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Xiaomi Mi 9

Xiaomi Mi 9

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Realme XT or Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Realme XT Xiaomi Mi 9
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Release date 2019, September 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.7 x 75.2 x 8.6 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.96 in 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in
Weight 183 g | 6.46 oz 173 g | 6.1 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Pearl White, Pearl Blue Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 6.39" in
Screen area 101.0 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.7% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Quad 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.7'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.3, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm, depth sensor
-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 LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
DxOMark Main Score 110
DxOMark Photo 115
DxOMark Video 99
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/3", 1.0µm 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie), planned upgrade to Android 10.0; ColorOS 6 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 640
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 1128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, UFS2.1 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 228834 445567
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 445 856
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1356 2550
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 978 2579
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 857 2356
GeekBench 5 Single Core 360 678
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1455 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 / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-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 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 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

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Dolby Atmos - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 20W (VOOC Flash Charge 3.0)

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

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