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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 is a bit better than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, with an 87.1 score against 80.8. The Galaxy Note9 body has the same thickness than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, but it is a bit heavier. Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G captures slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has slower video frame rate and a tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing photos or video in low-light environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a lot bigger sensor providing a much better image quality and a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
Galaxy Note9 features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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