Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm	5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g	6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue	Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 640	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB 12GB/256GB	3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
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	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
Second camera
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
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
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	7 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 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
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, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	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

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Explorer Edition

Memory	12GB/256GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

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