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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs vivo NEX 3

 
Brief information about compared phones: vivo NEX 3 , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

vivo NEX 3 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.89", with resolution 1080x2256. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 64 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 6.89" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 119.3 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 93.6% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2256 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.7'', 0.8µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.5, (telephoto), f/2.2, (ultrawide), 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 LED flash, HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.1 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Funtouch 9.1 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 640 (700 MHz) Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, UFS3.0 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 483427
General specs Release date 2019, September 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 167.4 Х 76.1 Х 9.4 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 217.3 g 173 g
Colors Liquid Tianhe, Deep air streamer Transparent Black
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 640 EUR 530 EUR
Body build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card 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  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 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 (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 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, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others HDR10 HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 44W 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 NEX 3
  • Screen 6.89"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 64 MP
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP