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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs vivo X9

 
Brief information about compared phones: vivo X9 , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

vivo X9 2016 year of release, cpu Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 16 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 5.5" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.8% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 16 MP, PDAF, f/2.0 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 HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Dual 20 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8'' 8 MP 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 6.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8 (Oreo); Funtouch 3 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 60123
GeekBench 4 Single Core 852
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3965
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3081
GeekBench 5 Single Core 167
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1011
General specs Release date 2016, November 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.6 Х 74 Х 7 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 154 g 173 g
Colors Gold, Rose Gold Transparent Black
Battery 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 460 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 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1x & TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 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 (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, 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, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 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 X9
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP