Xiaomi Mi 9T vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2019	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches 156.7 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm	5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Frame: Metal	Back: 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
Carbon Black, Flame Red, Glacier Blue	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.94% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 60Hz, HDR, 430 nits	OLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 470	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 615
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	3000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 48min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 53 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
20 MP (Pop-up, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP 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	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 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	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71

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