Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Sony Xperia 10 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

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Sony Xperia 10 Plus

Sony Xperia 10 Plus

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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer or Sony Xperia 10 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Sony Xperia 10 Plus
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Release date 2019, February 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in 167 x 73 x 8.3 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.87 in
Weight 173 g | 6.1 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Transparent Black Black, Navy, Silver, Gold
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 530 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M Type IPS L
Screen size 6.39" in 6.5" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 98.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.2% 81.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
- 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF, 2x optical zoom
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF
-12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 1.25µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 509
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 6 GB (for China only)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 290
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1059
GeekBench 5 Single Core 270
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1203

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3213, I4213, I4293 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3223
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3213, I4213 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - I4293 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 28(700), 29(700), 66(1700/2100) - I3223
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 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
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 Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

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

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)
-USB Power Delivery
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

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