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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-06 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 is just a bit better than OnePlus 8 UW, getting an 83.2 score against 75.9. Xiaomi Mi 9's construction is just a bit lighter and a little thinner than the OnePlus 8 UW, although it was released around a year before. OnePlus 8 UW has a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a way brighter screen, a quite larger screen and a quite better quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The OnePlus 8 UW's processing unit is just as good as the CPU in Xiaomi Mi 9, and although the OnePlus 8 UW has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with just a bit better camera than OnePlus 8 UW. They have the same resolution camera, a same size aperture, the same (4K) video quality, the same video frame rates and a same size back camera sensor.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with as much storage capacity to store more apps and games as the Xiaomi Mi 9 one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage. OnePlus 8 UW counts with improved battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 30% bigger battery size.
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