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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is slightly better than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, with a overall score of 85.2 against 80.8. The Galaxy A9 (2018) is an much older phone than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, but it's thinner and just a bit lighter anyway. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a little more pixels per inch in the screen, a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit bigger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a bit better camera than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing photos and videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a much bigger sensor shooting way better quality photos and a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3800mAh.
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