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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-06 | 2019-10-05 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Black, Blue, Green and Red |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 403 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a bit better than the Galaxy A20s, getting an 83.2 score against 77. The Xiaomi Mi 9 design is just a little thinner and a little lighter than Galaxy A20s, even though both were only released 7 months apart. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy A20s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better pixel count per inch of display and a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A20s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A20s features more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A20s counts with longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 21 percent bigger battery size. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A20s, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a camera with much more megapixels, a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a lot better video quality.
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