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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-04-28 | 2022-07-21 |
| 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| $ 421.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 6 is a little bit better than Google Pixel 6a, with a 76.5 score against 76.4. The Xiaomi Mi 6 design is somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than Google Pixel 6a, despite of the fact that it was released 5 years before. The Xiaomi Mi 6 features a better looking screen than Google Pixel 6a, although it has a quite smaller display, a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a just a little worse display pixels density.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a much greater performance than Google Pixel 6a, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has 2 more CPU cores. The Google Pixel 6a counts with a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Google Pixel 6a also has better video frame rates, a more MP camera in the back and a larger diafragm aperture.
Google Pixel 6a features as much storage for apps and games as Xiaomi Mi 6, both of them have exactly the same internal memory. Google Pixel 6a has greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 32% more battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Xiaomi Mi 6 is also cheaper than the Google Pixel 6a.
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