Xiaomi Mi 5c vs OnePlus 9 Specs Comparison

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OnePlus 9
Xiaomi Mi 5c OnePlus 9
Released · Mar 03, 2017
Released · Apr 02, 2021
5.2-inch
6.5-inch
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
2860 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 28, 2017 Mar 23, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$218 $729

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches
144.4 x 69.7 x 7.1 mm
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches
160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm
Weight
4.76 oz (135.0 g) 6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.69% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Xiaomi Surge S1 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-T860 MP4 Adreno 660
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (11)

Battery

Type
2860 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 OnePlus Warp Charge
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 50min
Browsing
11h 29min
Video
9h 16min
Gaming
9h 6min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (EIS)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s) LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 24, 2021
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136
Measured SAR
Head: 1.20 W/kg
Body: 0.78 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

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