Xiaomi Mi 4 vs Google Pixel Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 4 or Google Pixel Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 4 Google Pixel
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Release date 2014, July 2016, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139.2 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm | 5.48 x 5.48 x 2.7 in 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm | 5.66 x 5.66 x 2.74 in
Weight 149 g | 5.26 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
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Colors Black, White Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2770 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 280 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 456 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 26 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 110 h
Approximate price 230 EUR 290 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 69.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12.3 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.8, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF -12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 91
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.8 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.3 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); MIUI 10 Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 530
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/64 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 326
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 755
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2484
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 996
GeekBench 5 Single Core 125 307
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 407 848
GeekBench 4 Single Core 891 1626
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1967 4014
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1997 7705
GeekBench 4 Battery 1738

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Telecom 3G model
-3G - TD-SCDMA - 4G model 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Unicom 3G model, Telecom 3G model 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Telecom 3G model
-4G - LTE band 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - 4G model
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 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), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.36 W/kg (head)     SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)

- Fast battery charging
- Splash and dust resistant
Versions
- Versions: Global, USA, North America

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