Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021) vs Xiaomi Mi 9

Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021)

Xiaomi Mi 9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
5G network

5G band 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - Verizon, USA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

LCD

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.8 inches

6.39 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2460 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

144Hz, HDR10

HDR10, DCI-P3

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 119˚ , 1.12 µm

16 MP, f/2.2 , 1.0 µm, 13 mm, 1/3"
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

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8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120ps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro mode, RAW
DxOMark photo

-

115
DxOMark video

-

99
DxOMark camera score

-

110

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes