Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 9

Xiaomi Mi 9

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Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC

Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC

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Xiaomi Mi 9 or Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 9 Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
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Release date 2019, February 2020, September 07
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 3.02 in
Weight 173 g | 6.1 oz 215 g | 7.58 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black Cobalt Blue, Shadow Gray
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 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 6.39" in 6.67" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 107.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.2% 84.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 395 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
- HDR10
-120Hz refresh rate
-450 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 64 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
-64 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.73'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 110 103
DxOMark Photo 115 107
DxOMark Video 99 98
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm
Functions HDR HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10, MIUI 12
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SM7150-AC Snapdragon 732G (8 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 618
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 625750 397708
Antutu 10 CPU 192486 132601
Antutu 10 GPU 191970 77790
Antutu 10 Mem 106764 74601
Antutu 10 UX 192486 132601
Antutu 9 Total 348314
Antutu 8 Total 445567 286044
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 856 721
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2550 1732
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2579 1221
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2356 590
GeekBench 5 Single Core 678 558
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2575 1712
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) Hybrid 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA, LTE-A 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, 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
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.61 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, recording
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

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

- Fast charging 33W, 62% in 30 min, 100% in 65 min
- IP53 splash-proof

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