Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs vivo Z3

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

vivo Z3

Network
2G network

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

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

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G network

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)

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

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat15, 798 Mbps download, 226 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

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

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

157.5 mm

156 mm
Width

74.7 mm

75.6 mm
Thickness

7.6 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

173 g

164 g
Colors

Black

Blue, Black, Pink

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485

Dual-core 2.0 / 2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Gold
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485

Hexa-core 1.7 / 2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Silver
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 / Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710
GPU

Adreno 640

Adreno 615 / Adreno 616
Internal storage

256 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory RAM

12 GB

4, 6 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

256 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.5 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom

16 MP, f/2.0
16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm

2 MP, f/2.4
12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

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

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection and laser autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

2x optical zoom

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

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

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 EDR

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
Beidou

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, infrared face recognition, light, proximity