Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-21 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a general score of 81.4, which is better than Xperia XA1 Plus's general score of 73.7. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version, providing you a lot of extra features and performance optimizations. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's construction is newer, somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xperia XA1 Plus.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a little bit better screen than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a just a little better display pixels density, a quite larger display and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a little better performance than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a better camera than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a camera in the back with lot more MP, a larger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger aperture to capture better photos in low-light environments. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xperia XA1 Plus features just a bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 12% bigger battery capacity.
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