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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-12 | 2019-09-24 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black |
| Metal | Titanium |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.35 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is much better than Xiaomi Mi A1, with a global score of 88.9 against 75. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has an older 10 version and Xiaomi Mi A1 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha's body is extremely newer than Xiaomi Mi A1's, although it's much thicker and much heavier.
Xiaomi Mi A1 has a bit better screen than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a way worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better number of pixels in each inch of display. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a bit superior processor than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has a way larger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments and a way higher 108 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi A1, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity.
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