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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 Plus is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 9, getting a score of 87.1 against 83.2. Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a somewhat heavier cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 9, but they are 0.3inches thick. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a screen that is just as good as the display in Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although the Xiaomi Mi 9 has a quite darker screen, it also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels in each display inch, a bigger display and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution. IPhone 8 Plus has a much greater memory for apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features greater battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 2691mAh. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a superior camera than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a way larger back camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and pictures and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
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