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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 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/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a global score of 83.2, which is a bit better than the Galaxy M20's global score of 78.9. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 9 and Galaxy M20 were released with only a few months difference, the Xiaomi Mi 9 is thinner and a bit lighter. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy M20, because although it has a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy M20 has a greater storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a way better camera than Galaxy M20, because it has a way more mega pixels back facing camera, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a larger aperture. Samsung Galaxy M20 features a very superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
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