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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| 2019-02-27 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.14 x 2.68 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 349.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 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 | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has an overall score of 83.2, which is much better than Sony Xperia 10's score of 73.7. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 9 and Sony Xperia 10 were only released with a couple months difference, the Xiaomi Mi 9 design is a little bit thinner but a little bit heavier than Sony Xperia 10. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit better looking screen than Xperia 10, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340px resolution and a quite lower count of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite larger screen.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit superior CPU than Sony Xperia 10, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has 3 GB more RAM. Sony Xperia 10 counts with a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 10, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a lot better camera than Xperia 10, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a much larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a back camera with way more megapixels and a bigger aperture to take better images and video in low-light situations.
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