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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2017-04-28 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 421.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a global score of 85.2, which is better than the Xiaomi Mi 6's 76.5 general score. Galaxy A9 (2018)'s body is newer than Xiaomi Mi 6's, but it is a little bit heavier and a bit thicker. Xiaomi Mi 6 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater screen density.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 6 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Both have 6 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 3800mAh battery size. Galaxy A9 (2018) captures slightly better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a larger sensor shooting better quality photographs and videos, a bigger camera aperture for better images and video in low-light environments and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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