Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Google Pixel 3a

Xiaomi Mi 9
xiaomi mi 9
Google Pixel 3a
google pixel 3a
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Google
Announced February 2019 2019, May
Status Coming Soon - March 2019 Available. Released 2019, May
Colors Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.2 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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 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), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor (In-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 640 [Similar] Adreno 615 [Similar]
RAM 6/8 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.39 inches [Similar] 5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 (403 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.33% 74.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 16 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 12.2 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2", 0.8µm, Laser/PDAF
16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF, 2x optical zoom
HDR, panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity 3300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -