Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 9

Xiaomi Mi 9

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

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Xiaomi Mi 9 or Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 9 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
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Release date 2019, February 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.03 in
Weight 173 g | 6.1 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 450 EUR 600 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.39" in 6.3" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.2% 80.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 24 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
-24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
-5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0'', 1.12µm, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 110 88
DxOMark Photo 115 93
DxOMark Video 99 77
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 512
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 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 445567
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 856 317
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2550 1095
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2579
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2356
GeekBench 5 Single Core 678 300
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2575 1336
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 / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

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

- ANT+
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--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro, Samsung Galaxy A9s Versions: SM-A920F/DS (Global); SM-A9200 (China)

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