Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | -- |
| 2020-04-24 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 3.68 | 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
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a bit better than iPhone SE (2020), with an 83.2 score against 81.5. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, we must tell that it is also older, somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker. The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a bit sharper display than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a quite darker screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen, a way larger display and a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The iPhone SE (2020) has a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a much greater memory for applications and games than iPhone SE (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 9 takes much clearer photos and videos than Apple iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a lot larger sensor capturing much higher quality photographs and a way higher resolution camera.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 3300mAh battery size.
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