Samsung Galaxy Note 10 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Samsung Galaxy Note 10

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

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)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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LTE speed

LTE Cat20, 2048 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

151 mm

157.5 mm
Width

71.8 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

168 g

173 g
Stylus

Yes

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Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Aura Black, Aura Glow, Aura Pink, Aura Red, Aura White

Black

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.73 GHz Mongoose M4

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A75

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A55

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Exynos 9825 / Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855
GPU

Mali-G76 MP12 / Adreno 640

Adreno 640
Memory RAM

8 GB

12 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

256 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS 2.1

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

48 MP, f/1.5 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.1 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm

16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
16 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1.0 µm

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

4032 x 3024 pixels

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Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps

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

dual LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Camera features

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

2x optical zoom

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth AVRCP

Yes

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bluetooth HFP

Yes

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bluetooth HID

Yes

-
bluetooth OPP

Yes

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bluetooth PAN

Yes

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bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
bluetooth DIP

Yes

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bluetooth MAP

Yes

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bluetooth PBAP

PBAP/PAB

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bluetooth HSP

Yes

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NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity, in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint
Power bank function

Yes

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