Sony Xperia 1 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Sony Xperia 1
8.7
Xiaomi Mi 9
Sony Xperia 1 Xiaomi Mi 9
Released · May 29, 2019
Released · Mar 06, 2019
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3330 mAh
3300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019 Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$950

Design

Dimensions
6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
167 x 72 x 8.2 mm
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm
Weight
6.28 oz / 178.0 g 6.10 oz / 173.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Purple, White Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.22% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, HDR, 400 nits AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm) Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 485
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 640 Adreno 640
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3330 mAh, Li - Polymer 3300 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.4 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 (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
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
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
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
4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (OIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
20 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC 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
Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Explorer Edition
Memory 12GB/256GB
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