Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Xiaomi Mi A2
8.7
Xiaomi Mi 9
Xiaomi Mi A2 Xiaomi Mi 9
Released · Jul 27, 2018
Released · Mar 06, 2019
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3010 mAh
3300 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches
158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm
Weight
5.93 oz (168.0 g) 6.10 oz (173.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, Red Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD AMOLED
Screen-to-body
77.32 % 85.23 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), ShatterShield, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 512 Adreno 640
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (10, 8.1 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie), Xiaomi MI UI

Battery

Capacity
3010 mAh 3300 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
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
Second camera
20 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
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
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
LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (Flash, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 20 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 3(1800), 2(1900) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
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

Buyers information

In The Box
Power adapter, USB cable, SIM eject too, Type-C to Audio adapter, User guide, Clear soft case Case, 18W Charger, USB Type-C cable, Type-c to 3.5 mm adapter, SIM removal tool, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 24, 2018 Feb 20, 2019

Alternative variants

with 32 GB of storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 32GB
with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
with 64 GB of storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
Explorer Edition
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
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