Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S22 and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

68 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22
VS
43 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
Samsung Galaxy S22
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 712. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 3700mAh vs 3070mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
  • Higher pixel density: 432ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 167g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S22
vs
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 5.97 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 432 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 780 nits 585 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 84.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
635 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hz255 Hz
Response time10 ms4.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Xiaomi Mi 9 SE]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 147.5 mm (5.81 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 70.5 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Gray
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
84.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)		 - 6/1.7 (Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 685 DSP
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 616
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
545
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
1594
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1612545
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37961594
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
314968
CPU30247196860
GPU37364465197
Memory17496269080
UX23742083831
NanoReview Score1088497314968
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
654
Max Surface Temp.38 °C38.7 °C
Stability60 %97 %
Graphics Test39 fps3 fps
Graphics Score6530654
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Xiaomi Mi 9 SE]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
n/a
Writing score15127n/a
Web score10324n/a
Video editing7244n/a
Data manipulation10926n/a
NanoReview Score12422n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11.0)
OS Size 30.2 GB 19 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 MIUI 12

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 3070 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
16:19
Web Browsing07:10 h05:40 h
Video Playback11:44 h10:32 h
Games04:49 h03:52 h
Standby Mode100 h83 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length70 mm52 mm
SensorSony IMX772Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size1/3.941/4
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/2.551/3.1
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 5120x3840 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 18 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX576
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/2.78
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
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 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600))LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2015
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22
89.5 dB
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2022 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 400
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S22 the clear winner in this comparison.

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