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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-11-15 | 2021-05-20 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is slightly better than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, getting an 85.2 score against 80.8. Even though Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is way older than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, it's design is somewhat thinner and just a bit lighter. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little bit better pixel quantity per inch in the display and a little bit bigger screen.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3800mAh. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a much larger sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality.
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