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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Apple iPhone XS

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone XS , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Apple iPhone XS 2018 year of release, cpu Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), screen 5.8", with resolution 1125x2436. Smartphone has 7 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 Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 84.4 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.9% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1125 x 2436 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 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 HDR HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
DxOMark Main Score 106
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
Performance Operating system OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 256GB 4GB, 512GB 4GB 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 356601
Antutu 8 score 452921
General specs Release date 2018, September 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.6 Х 70.9 Х 7.7 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 177 g 173 g
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Transparent Black
Battery 2658 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 1150 EUR 530 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Body build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2097  LTE band 1(2100), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1920, A2100 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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -3D Touch -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China, Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan) 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 iPhone XS
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP