Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Nothing Phone (2) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Jul 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$599

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm	6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.10 oz (173.0 g)	7.10 oz (201.2 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	4700 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 29min

Browsing

15h 59min

Video

10h 14min

Gaming

5h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual 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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 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	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
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	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 (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

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Photo

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Video

139

Overall

147

Photo

131

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual 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

Memory	12GB/256GB

Explorer Edition

Memory	12GB/256GB

Memory	12GB/512GB

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs	Nothing Phone (2) Specs
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