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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global -Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, screen 6.7", with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 10 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.39", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Plus Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" inc 6.39" inch
Screen area 108.4 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.2% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm 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, laser AF, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0"
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
DxOMark Main Score 120
DxOMark Photo 123
DxOMark Video 105
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global -Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU - Mali-G77 MP11 - Global -Adreno 650 - USA Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 528591
General specs Release date 2020, August 05 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.6 Х 75.2 Х 8.3 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 192 g 173 g
Colors Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue Transparent Black
Battery 4300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 950 EUR 530 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE Show all network frequencies: -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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.2, 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 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (market dependent) No
Headphone jack No No
Others - HDR10+ -Always-on display HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, gyro) Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 20W - Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 20
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 10 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP