Gigabyte Essence 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

  Essence:

  LCD

  Mi 9:

  OLED

• Weight

  Essence: 48 g lighter

  Essence:

  125 g

  Mi 9:

  173 g

• Width

  Essence: 7.7 mm narrower

  Essence:

  67 mm

  Mi 9:

  74.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Essence: 1.89 in smaller diagonal

  Essence:

  4.5 in

  Mi 9:

  6.39 in

• Chipset

  Essence:

  Spreadtrum SC7731

  Mi 9:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Essence:

  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. Essence

   Height:

   134 mm

   Width:

   67 mm

   Depth:

   8.8 mm +1.2 mm versus Mi 9

2. 2. Mi 9

   Height:

   157.5 mm +23.5 mm versus Essence

   Width:

   74.7 mm +7.7 mm versus Essence

   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. Essence

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 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 79.5% more rectangular screen area than Essence.

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.