Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Xiaomi Poco M3

Samsung Galaxy Note 9
samsung galaxy note 9
Xiaomi Poco M3
xiaomi poco m3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced August 2018 2020, November 24
Status Available - August 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, November 27
Price Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black Cool Blue, Poco Yellow, Power Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
162.3 x 77.2 x 9.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent coating
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 10
User Interface - MIUI 12
Processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 6/8 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128/512 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Screen
400 nits (typ)
Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.4 inches [Similar] 6.53 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.15% 83.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.2) - India
128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.2) - Global
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not 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 not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -