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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Frost blue, Metal bronze and Phantom 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 | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5160mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, getting a global score of 87.1 against 83.4. The Galaxy Note9 design is just a bit lighter and a little thinner than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, even though it was released 3 years before. Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro and Galaxy Note9 feature extremely similar processing units, both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a greater pixels quantity in each display inch. Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has a 29 percent bigger battery capacity.
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