Apple iPhone 11 vs Xiaomi Mi 9
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 11 Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Mi 9, Manufactured in April, 2019with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9
- Larger display: 6.39in
- Higher pixel density: 403ppi
- Lighter design: 173g vs 194g
- Higher battery capacity: 3300mAh vs 3110mAh
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB |
- 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/64 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.39 in |
| Resolution | 828x1792 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 326 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 625 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 79.9 % | 85.3 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | 95.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 24.8 ms | 4.2 ms |
| Contrast | 999:1 | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 150.9 mm (5.94 in) | 157.5 mm (6.2 in) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 in) | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 173 g (6.1 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Red - Purple - Yellow |
- Black - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A13 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
| Max Frequency | 2650 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.6 (Thunder) - 2/2.65 (Lightning) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)) - 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)) - 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 690 |
| Graphics | Apple A13 GPU | Adreno 640 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1230 MHz | 585 MHz |
| FLOPS | 629.8 GFLOPS | 898.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1613 | 898 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4215 | 2206 |
| CPU | 231010 | 209300 |
| GPU | 308030 | 191747 |
| Memory | 155712 | 113809 |
| UX | 203482 | 136185 |
| NanoReview Score | 898234 | 651041 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 43.6 °C | 35.6 °C |
| Stability | 72 % | 91 % |
| Graphics Test | 45 fps | 18 fps |
| Graphics Score | 7530 | 3100 |
| Writing score | n/a | 14618 |
| Web score | n/a | 7084 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6715 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7931 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10649 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) |
| OS Size | n/a | 13.5 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | MIUI 12.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 3110 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 27 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:45 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:46 h | 06:08 h |
| Video Playback | 13:37 h | 11:37 h |
| Games | 04:58 h | 04:07 h |
| Standby Mode | 110 h | 83 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 117 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Apple iSight Camera | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 54 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3M5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX481 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 73 | n/a |
| Zoom | 63 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 5184x3880 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.9 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | No | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100)) | LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2019 yr | February, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2019 yr | April, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 699 | 460 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 11 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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