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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | 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 9 has a score of 83.2, which is much better than the Lumia 950 XL's global score of 75. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 9 is just a little bit heavier than the Lumia 950 XL, it's just a little thinner and extremely newer. The Lumia 950 XL counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has more memory capacity for games and applications than Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a greater performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 9's battery performance is very similar to the Lumia 950 XL one, although the Xiaomi Mi 9 has just 3300mAh battery size against 3340mAh. Xiaomi Mi 9 shoots much better pictures and videos than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has higher 60 fps video frame rate, a larger aperture to capture better captures in low-light environments, a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera with much more mega-pixels.
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