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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Google Pixel XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel XL , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Google Pixel XL 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), screen 5.5", with resolution 1440x2560. 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 71.2% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 534 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser 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 Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 145789
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1627
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4060
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7506
GeekBench 4 Battery 2141
GeekBench 5 Single Core 310
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 861
General specs Release date 2016, October 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.7 Х 75.7 Х 8.5 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 168 g 173 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Transparent Black
Battery 3450 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 380 EUR 530 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 552 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 130 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America 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 Pixel XL
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP