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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-03-16 | 2016-11-01 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, with a general score of 83.3 against 76. The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a newer and just a little lighter phone than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, but it is just a little thicker. The Galaxy S9 has a sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a quite bigger screen, a lot higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a better screen pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy S9 has just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores. Samsung Galaxy S9 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back camera and a worse 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a much bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has a 4070mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
The Galaxy S9 not only is the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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