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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Xiaomi |
| 2019-03-03 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 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
Xiaomi Mi 9 is just a bit better than the Nokia 9 PureView, with an 83.2 score against 76.4. Xiaomi Mi 9's construction is just a little heavier but just a bit thinner than Nokia 9 PureView, and both of them were released only a couple months apart. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a CPU that is very similar to Nokia 9 PureView's processing unit, both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Nokia 9 PureView counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px and more pixels per inch of display. Xiaomi Mi 9 takes a lot better pictures and videos than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures, a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera and faster video frame rate.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Nokia 9 PureView one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a battery performance that is just as good as the Nokia 9 PureView one, although the Xiaomi Mi 9 has a 1% lower battery capacity.
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