Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Feb 08, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$720	€749

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm	6.47 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 164.3 x 74.6 x 8.06 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue	Midnight gray, Horizon blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 91.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 515 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4600 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 55.0W Wireless: 50.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 53min

Browsing

9h 40min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

10h 17min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	108 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, GNSS, Dual-band positioning, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U	Date approved: Jan 12, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AFZZK2G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.75 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$820

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

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