Apple iPhone XR vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$749

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, 79.24% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 83.96% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 432 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	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
Memory
3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2942 mAh, Li - Ion	3070 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
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

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799