Apple iPhone XR vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone XR
Apple iPhone XR Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
Released · Oct 26, 2018
Released · Apr 15, 2019
6.1-inch · 1792x828px
6.0-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
2942 mAh
3070 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches
147.5 x 70.5 x 7.45 mm
Weight
6.84 oz (194.0 g) 5.47 oz (155.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch 6.0-inch
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 432 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD AMOLED
Screen-to-body
79.24 % 83.96 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit) 600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
Octa-core
2300 MHz
Kryo 360
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU Adreno 616
RAM
3GB 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
2942 mAh 3070 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
11h 8min
Video
5h 50min
Gaming
4h 35min
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: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 20 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/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
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

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), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 749
In The Box
EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018 Feb 20, 2019

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 899
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 799
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