Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Specs Comparison

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8.7	9.1
Xiaomi Mi 9	Samsung Galaxy S20
Released · Mar 06, 2019	Released · Mar 06, 2020
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px	6.2-inch · 3200x1440px
Triple camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB	12GB · 128GB
3300 mAh	4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm	5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.10 oz (173.0 g)	5.78 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue	Cloud blue, Cosmic grey, Cloud pink, Cosmic white

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 88.59% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 566 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 650
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 20min

Browsing

7h 45min

Video

10h 20min

Gaming

7h 43min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 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	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 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	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
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, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 24, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG981U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


Memory	64GB

Global variant


System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A75 4x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11

Explorer Edition


Memory	12GB/256GB

non 5G variant


Memory	8GB
FCC approval	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG980F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.37 W/kg Body: 1.01 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 2.67 W/kg

for Verizon


Storage expansion	not expandable
5G Bands	n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 39, 46, 48
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

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