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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-23 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 155.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is much better than Xiaomi Mi 4i, with an 83.3 score against 66.3. The Galaxy S9 body is noticeably newer than the Xiaomi Mi 4i's, although it's just a bit thicker and incredibly heavier. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a more powerful processor than Xiaomi Mi 4i, because it has a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 4i has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S9, although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of display, a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 4i, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 4i counts with a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 3120mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy S9 captures greater photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 4i, because although it has a lesser MP camera in the back, it also counts with a lot bigger diafragm aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 costs a little more than Xiaomi Mi 4i, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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