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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-02 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.35 x 3.00 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Metallic blue and Violet | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 268 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 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 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 |
| 0.32 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a score of 83.2, which is much better than the Galaxy M11's 74.8 overall score. Despite of the fact that Xiaomi Mi 9 is older than the Galaxy M11, it's body is thinner and lighter. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy M11, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a brighter display than Galaxy M11, and although they both have a same size display, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a much higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a lot better pixels density. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a slightly bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M11, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 9 captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy M11, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a way higher 3840x2160 video quality, a much better 48 MP resolution camera in the back and a lot larger camera sensor shooting much higher quality photos and videos.
The Galaxy M11 features a really longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 52% more battery capacity.
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