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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Samsung Galaxy S9

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S9 , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Samsung Galaxy S9 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, screen 5.8", with resolution 1440x2960. 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 Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 84.8 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.6% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 570 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 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 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) USA/LATAM, China Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, China Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G72 MP18 EMEA -Adreno 630 USA/LATAM, China Adreno 640
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 512GB 4GB 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 247256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705
Antutu 8 score 284449
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960
GeekBench 5 Single Core 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1957
General specs Release date 2018, February 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.7 Х 68.7 Х 8.5 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 163 g 173 g
Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue Transparent Black
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 490 EUR 530 EUR
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -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), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA 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 (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 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, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) 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 S9
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP