Apple iPhone 5s 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 5s:

  LCD

  Mi 9:

  OLED

• Weight

  iPhone 5s: 61 g lighter

  iPhone 5s:

  112 g

  Mi 9:

  173 g

• Width

  iPhone 5s: 16.1 mm narrower

  iPhone 5s:

  58.6 mm

  Mi 9:

  74.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone 5s: 2.39 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 5s:

  4 in

  Mi 9:

  6.39 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 5s:

  Apple A7 (28 nm)

  Mi 9:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  iPhone 5s:

  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 5s

   Height:

   123.8 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. Mi 9

   Height:

   157.5 mm +33.7 mm versus iPhone 5s

   Width:

   74.7 mm +16.1 mm versus iPhone 5s

   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 5s

   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 5s.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.