Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-19 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 151.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is better than the Galaxy A10, with a score of 83.2 against 72.3. Xiaomi Mi 9's body is just a little heavier but a little bit thinner than the Galaxy A10, and both were released with only a few months difference. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a faster processing unit than Galaxy A10, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A10, because it has a higher screen pixels density, a quite bigger display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. The Xiaomi Mi 9 captures way better videos and photos than Galaxy A10, because it has a way higher (4K) video quality, a way bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photos and videos and a camera with a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has slightly more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A10, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A10 has just a bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 3400mAh battery size against 3300mAh.
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