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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Asus Zenfone 4 Pro ZS551KL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Asus Zenfone 4 Pro ZS551KL , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Asus Zenfone 4 Pro ZS551KL 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 8 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 AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.3% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF -16 MP, 50mm (telephoto), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF 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@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9, 1/3.2'', 22mm (wide), 1.4µm, PDAF 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8 (Oreo); ZenUI 4 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 640
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
General specs Release date 2017, August 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.9 Х 75.6 Х 7.6 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 175 g 173 g
Colors Moonlight White, Pure Black Transparent Black
Battery 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 390 EUR 530 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 27 h 30 min (3G)
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminum frame Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card 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 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global, Taiwan  LTE band 1(2100), 12(700), 18(800), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 41(2500) - US, Canada, Brazil  LTE band 1(2100), 41(2500) - India 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 (3CA) Cat12 600/150 or 100 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi 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 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fast battery charging: 50% in 32 min 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 Zenfone 4 Pro ZS551KL
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP