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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 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 5.1" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 71.7 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.0% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, 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 video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
GeekBench 5 Single Core 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995
General specs Release date 2015, March 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 Х 70.1 Х 7.1 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 132 g 173 g
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Transparent Black
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 500 EUR 530 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 58 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame 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: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G925V  CDMA 800 / 1900 - G925V, G925P, G925R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G925V  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G925V, G925R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G925V  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G925P  LTE band 2(1900), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G925R 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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 microUSB 2.0, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.30 W/kg (head)     0.49 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 edge G925 Versions: G925P (Sprint), G925R (US Cellular), G925V (Verizon), G925W8 (Canada) 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 Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP