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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than Xiaomi Mi-3, with an 85.2 score against 71.6. The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a just a bit thinner but noticeably heavier phone than Xiaomi Mi-3. The Xiaomi Mi-3 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi-3 and the Galaxy A9 (2018) feature really similar processing units, because although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores (although they are slower) and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a lot larger aperture, a much higher resolution back-facing camera and a much higher video resolution. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with greater battery life than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a 25 percent larger battery capacity.
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