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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-07 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, with an 81.4 score against 80.4. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a newer phone, and it's also just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a just a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bit bigger screen.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for taking photographs or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a camera with a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3070mAh.
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