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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a global score of 81.4, which is a bit better than Fairphone 5's global score of 75.5. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version, offering a couple nice extra features. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE body is thinner and much lighter than Fairphone 5, although it was released many years before.
Fairphone 5 counts with a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Fairphone 5 has a slightly better display than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a quite larger display, a just a bit higher display pixels density, a bit higher 1224 x 2700px resolution and more display brightness.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a lot better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a much smaller back-facing camera sensor which gives a way worse photo and video quality and a camera in the back with a worse 48 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture. The Fairphone 5 has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
Fairphone 5 features a much better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3070mAh.
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