Sony Xperia XZ Premium vs Xiaomi Mi 9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 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), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

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

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

-

LTE
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

156 mm

157.5 mm
Width

77 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

195 g

173 g
Waterproof

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Deepsea Black, Luminous Chrome

Black, Blue, Violet

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.39 inches
Resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

801 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes, max 10 fingers

Yes
Display features

-

HDR10, DCI-P3

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

19 MP

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 720p@960fps

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

phase detection and laser autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera image stabilization

electronic image stabilization(gyro)

-
Camera features

1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

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

-

115
DxOMark video

-

99
DxOMark camera score

-

110

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
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

-

Yes
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

aptX HD
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band 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

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint, proximity