Apple iPhone 5c vs Xiaomi Mi 9

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  iPhone 5c:

  LCD

  Mi 9:

  OLED

• Weight

  iPhone 5c: 41 g lighter

  iPhone 5c:

  132 g

  Mi 9:

  173 g

• Width

  iPhone 5c: 15.5 mm narrower

  iPhone 5c:

  59.2 mm

  Mi 9:

  74.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone 5c: 2.39 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 5c:

  4 in

  Mi 9:

  6.39 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 5c:

  Apple A6 (32 nm)

  Mi 9:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  iPhone 5c:

  Single

  Mi 9:

  Triple

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone 5c

   Height:

   124.4 mm

   Width:

   59.2 mm

   Depth:

   9 mm +1.4 mm versus Mi 9

2. 2. Mi 9

   Height:

   157.5 mm +33.1 mm versus iPhone 5c

   Width:

   74.7 mm +15.5 mm versus iPhone 5c

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone 5c

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

2. 2. Mi 9

   Screen diagonal:

   6.39 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.2 cm²

Mi 9 has approximately 127.2% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 5c.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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