Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Samsung Galaxy S9+

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(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE

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-A speed

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

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

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

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

158.1 mm

157.5 mm
Width

73.8 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

189 g

173 g
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

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Dust proof

Yes, IP68

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Colors

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Black

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Exynos 9810 Octa / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855
GPU

Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630

Adreno 640
Internal storage

64, 128, 256 GB

256 GB
Memory RAM

6 GB

12 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

No
Memory card max

400 GB

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Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 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/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1 µm

16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.6" , 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@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps

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

dual pixel phase detection autofocus

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Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

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Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

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Primary camera video hdr

HDR

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Camera features

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

2x optical zoom
DxOMark photo

105

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DxOMark video

91

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DxOMark camera score

100

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Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 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
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

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
BDS

Yes

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QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

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Messaging MMS

MMS

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Messaging Email

Email

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Messaging IM

IM

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Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

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Sensors

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint