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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia Z Ultra , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Sony Xperia Z Ultra 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, screen 6.4", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 8 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 IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 112.9 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.3% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 344 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 8 MP, AF, f/2.4 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 HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8274 or MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 640
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 65122
GeekBench 4 Single Core 973
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2463
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2328
General specs Release date 2013, June 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 179.4 Х 92.2 Х 6.5 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 212 g 173 g
Colors Black, White, Purple Transparent Black
Battery 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 280 EUR 530 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 820 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G) Music play - Up to 120 h
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 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700) - C6806  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 20(800) - C6833 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps 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 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - ANT+ - IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Also known as Sony Xperia Z Ultra HSPA+ C6802, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6806, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6833 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 Z Ultra
  • Screen 6.4"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP