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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-06 | 2021-04-20 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Marine Blue and Moondust Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.55 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 has an overall score of 83.2, which is slightly better than TCL 20 Pro 5G's 76.1 score. Xiaomi Mi 9 is an noticeably older phone than TCL 20 Pro 5G, but it is thinner and just a little bit lighter anyway. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit superior processor than TCL 20 Pro 5G. They have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit more vivid display than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. TCL 20 Pro 5G has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a slightly better camera than TCL 20 Pro 5G, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 48 mega-pixels, the same back-facing camera sensor size, the same (4K) video definition and a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has faster 60 fps video frame rates. TCL 20 Pro 5G has longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 36 percent more battery capacity.
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