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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-20 | 2019-06-17 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Plastic | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9T is much better than Google Nexus 5X, getting a score of 82.2 against 73.7. Although the Xiaomi Mi 9T is a lot newer than Google Nexus 5X, it's notably heavier and thicker. Xiaomi Mi 9T has a little faster processor than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 4 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a little bit better looking display than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has a bit lower count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bigger display. Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T features a really longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2700mAh. Xiaomi Mi 9T has a better camera than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and video, a larger back camera sensor which provides a higher image and video quality and a back-facing camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution.
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