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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Sony Xperia GX SO-04D

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia GX SO-04D , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Sony Xperia GX SO-04D 2012 year of release, cpu Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, screen 4.6", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 1 megapixel front camera and 13 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 LED-backlit LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.6" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 58.3 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 64.5% 85.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 319 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 13 MP, 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 LED flash, panorama HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 640
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
General specs Release date 2012, May 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131 Х 69 Х 8.6 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 127 g 173 g
Colors Black, White Transparent Black
Battery 1700 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 290 EUR 530 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 380 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Body build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Micro-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 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 14.4/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat2 50/25 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.10 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -TrackID music recognition -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input - For Japan 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 Xperia GX SO-04D
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP