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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs vivo NEX A

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

vivo NEX A 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), screen 6.59", with resolution 1080x2316. 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 6.59" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 107.3 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.0% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2316 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 12 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor 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-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1855
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5940
General specs Release date 2018, June 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162 Х 77 Х 8 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 199 g 173 g
Colors Black, Red Transparent Black
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 600 EUR 530 EUR
Body build 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 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 Cat15 800/150 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, BDS, GNSS 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 To be confirmed No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 22W 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 A
  • Screen 6.59"
  • Front camera 8 MP
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP