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| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-27 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.88 x 2.82 x 0.34 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.23 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 has a score of 87.1, which is better than the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite's 74.3 general score. Although it's the best cellphone in our current comparison, the Galaxy Note9 is a just a little thicker and heavier cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite. The Galaxy Note9 has just a little better performance than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy Note9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 has a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because it has a bit bigger screen, a bit better display pixel density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a better camera than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, and although they both have a 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography.
Galaxy Note9 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note9 and Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite both feature very similar batteries performance.
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