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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.32 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Citrus Yellow, Mint Green and Truffle Black | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 670, 64-bit, 5 nm (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4250mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite's global score of 85. Even being the best cellphone in our current comparison, we must highlight that it is also incredibly older, a lot thicker and noticeably heavier. The Galaxy Note9 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite, and although they both have 6 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy Note9 also has a larger number of cores.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite has a little sharper screen than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little inferior amount of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a quite larger screen. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has lower video frame rate and a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light images and video, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite also counts with a camera with a much higher 64 MP resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite features a little longer battery performance than Galaxy Note9, because it has 4250mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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