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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.04 |
| 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 SE is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M20, getting a overall score of 81.4 against 78.9. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy M20 has Android 10. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a lighter and thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy M20, although both of them were only released 2 months apart.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy M20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 features a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M20 counts with a very superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3070mAh.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has a lot larger sensor capturing lot higher quality photos and videos, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography and videos, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back camera with much more mega pixels.
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