Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs ZTE nubia Red Magic

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

ZTE nubia Red Magic

Network
2G network

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

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

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (5CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

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

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

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

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

157.5 mm

158.1 mm
Width

74.7 mm

74.9 mm
Thickness

7.6 mm

9.5 mm
Weight

173 g

185 g
Colors

Black

Black, Red

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.39 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Dinorex T2X-1 scratch/shock resistant glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

-
Main camera

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

24 MP, f/1.7
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 video

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

2160p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection and laser autofocus

-
Camera features

2x optical zoom

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

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

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity