Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Xiaomi Mi 11i Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Mar 29, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	€649

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm	6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches 163.7 x 76.4 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue	Cosmic Black, Frosty White, Celestial Silver

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.89% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB 12GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	4520 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 33.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

10h 38min

Video

9h 23min

Gaming

9h 14min

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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	108 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.52” Pixel size: 0.7 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	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
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	5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
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 (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (30 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 30, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AFZZK11G
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	€699

Explorer Edition

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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