Apple iPhone SE (2020) vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs Comparison

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9.0
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
8.7
Xiaomi Mi 9
Apple iPhone SE (2020) Xiaomi Mi 9
Released · Apr 24, 2020
Released · Mar 06, 2019
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
1821 mAh
3300 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm
Weight
5.22 oz (148.0 g) 6.10 oz (173.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
4.7-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD AMOLED
Screen-to-body
65.34 % 85.23 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit) 600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2650 MHz
Lightning and Thunde
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Apple-designed 4 core Adreno 640
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x) Android (9.0 Pie), Xiaomi MI UI

Battery

Capacity
1821 mAh 3300 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, Qi wireless charging
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
3h 36min
Browsing
9h 5min
Video
4h 45min
Gaming
4h 59min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
48 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 20 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 399
In The Box
EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation Case, 18W Charger, USB Type-C cable, Type-c to 3.5 mm adapter, SIM removal tool, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 15, 2020 Feb 20, 2019

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 449
with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 549
Explorer Edition
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
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