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| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-27 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.88 x 2.82 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, getting a general score of 81.4 against 74.3. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a somewhat lighter and thinner cellphone than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, although both of them were only released 9 months apart. These devices include Android OS, but Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite has Android 8.1 Oreo, providing the user a couple additional features.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because although it has a little bit worse pixel number in each inch of display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a bit brighter display and a quite larger display. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution, a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera. Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite has just a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite counts with improved battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 30% greater battery capacity.
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