Xiaomi Mi 9 SE vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Apr 15, 2019
Released · Dec 21, 2020
6.0-inch · 2340x1080px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Triple camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3070 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches
147.5 x 70.5 x 7.45 mm
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 432 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
AMOLED LCD
Screen-to-body
83.96 % 85.80 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 (10 nm) Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
Kryo 360
Octa-core
4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 616 PowerVR GE8320
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
3070 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
20 MP (HDR) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share,MirrorLink

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
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 11, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.14 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 179
In The Box
Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019 Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
With 128GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
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