Xiaomi Mi MIX vs Essential Phone Specs Comparison

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Essential Phone
Xiaomi Mi MIX Essential Phone
Released · Nov 04, 2016
Released · Aug 17, 2017
6.4-inch · 2040x1080px
5.7-inch · 2560x1312px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
4400 mAh
3040 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 25, 2016 May 30, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$590 $700

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 3.22 x 0.31 inches
158.8 x 81.9 x 7.9 mm
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g 6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Back: Ceramic
Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black, Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.16% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
2040x1080px, 361 PPI 2560x1312px, 504 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2340 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/256GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4400 mAh, Li - Ion 3040 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1 μm
13 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

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