Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S9

Samsung Galaxy S9

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Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro

Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy S9 or Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S9 Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
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Release date 2018, February 2021, March 22
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 3.02 in
Weight 163 g | 5.75 oz 215 g | 7.58 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic back
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Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue Phantom Black, Frost Blue, Metal Bronze
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5160 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 6.67" in
Screen area 84.8 cm2 107.4 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.6% 84.6%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 570 PPI 395 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10
-3D Touch (home button only)
-Always-on display
- 120Hz
-HDR10
-450 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF -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)
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR, panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 11
Chipset - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 (7 nm)
CPU - 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
- Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485 Silver)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 640
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB 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 510 969
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1725 2435
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1987 2747
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1835 2441
GeekBench 5 Single Core 469 738
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1957 2413
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
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 (USA & Canada only) FM radio, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
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-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)

- Fast charging 33W, 59% in 30 min, 100% in 59 min
- IP53, dust and splash protection
Versions
- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)

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