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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-05 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Red | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") 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 |
| 8.91 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A20s, getting a score of 83.2 against 77. Xiaomi Mi 9's body is a little lighter and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A20s, even though they were released only a couple of months apart. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A20s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A20s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution and much more pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A20s has a greater storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A20s, and although they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality.
Galaxy A20s counts with longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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