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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-20 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Frost blue, Metal bronze and Phantom black | Black, Blue and Purple |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 12.1 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5160mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.88 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Poco X3 Pro is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 9, with an 83.4 score against 83.2. Even though Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro is newer than the Xiaomi Mi 9, it's heavier and somewhat thicker. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little higher pixels number in each inch of display.
Xiaomi Mi 9 and Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro count with quite similar CPUs, both of them have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a better camera than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, and although they both have a same size camera sensor, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a 48 megapixels resolution back camera and the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has better 60 fps video frame rates.
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has a much better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 5160mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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