Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Xiaomi Mi Play

Samsung Galaxy Note9

Xiaomi Mi Play

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, 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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A (5CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat18, 301 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

Metal, glass
SIM

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

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

161.9 mm

147.8 mm
Width

76.4 mm

71.9 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

201 g

150 g
Stylus

Yes(Bluetooth integration)

-
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

-
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, Blue, Copper, Purple

Black, Blue, Gold

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

IPS capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

5.84 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

1080 x 2280 pixels
Pixel density

516 ppi

432 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

HDR10 compliant, Always-on display

-

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 1.25 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm

2 MP
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

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

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

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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

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

107

-
DxOMark video

94

-
DxOMark camera score

103

-

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, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
Beidou

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, heart rate, iris sensor, light, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint, proximity