Xiaomi Mi 9 vs ZTE Blade III

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Blade III: 43 g lighter

  Mi 9:

  173 g

  Blade III:

  130 g

• Width

  Blade III: 11.2 mm narrower

  Mi 9:

  74.7 mm

  Blade III:

  63.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Blade III: 2.39 in smaller diagonal

  Mi 9:

  6.39 in

  Blade III:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Mi 9:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

  Blade III:

  Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1

• Rear camera layout

  Mi 9:

  Triple

  Blade III:

  Single

• Depth

  Mi 9: 2.4 mm thinner

  Mi 9:

  7.6 mm

  Blade III:

  10 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Mi 9

   Height:

   157.5 mm +34.5 mm versus Blade III

   Width:

   74.7 mm +11.2 mm versus Blade III

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. Blade III

   Height:

   123 mm

   Width:

   63.5 mm

   Depth:

   10 mm +2.4 mm versus Mi 9

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Mi 9

   Screen diagonal:

   6.39 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.2 cm²

2. 2. Blade III

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Mi 9 has approximately 120.1% more rectangular screen area than Blade III.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.