Apple iPhone X vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

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OS
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GPU
camera
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Front
Video
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
Charging
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
Build
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
Infrared port
features
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Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
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2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
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GPRS
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Main
Model
Apple iPhone X
Price
$612.50
Advantages
DISPLAY Resolution: 1125 x 2436 pixels (~458 ppi pixel density)
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Main
Model
Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer
Price
$337.47
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
DISPLAY Size: 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 256 GB, 12 GB RAM
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launch
Announced
2017, September
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, November
platform
OS
iOS 11
Chipset
Apple A11 Bionic
CPU
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8 & f/2.4, phase detection autofocus, OIS, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Features
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
5.8 inches
Resolution
1125 x 2436 pixels (~458 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass - Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display - True-tone display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Li-Ion 2716 mAh, non-removable (10.35 Wh)
Talk time
About 21 h
Playing Music
About 60 h
Charging
—
body
Dimensions
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight
174 g (6.14 oz, 0.38 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Build
—
Miscellaneous
Colors
Space Gray, Silver
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio
No
USB
3.0, reversible connector
Infrared port
—
features
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1865
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1901, A1865 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1865
4G bands
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), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - A1901, A1865
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2019, February
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, March
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU
Adreno 640
camera
Rear
—
Front
No
Video
—
Features
—
display
Size
6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 - HDR10 - DCI-P3
Multitouch
—
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
Charging
Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) Fast wireless charging 20W
body
Dimensions
157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
Weight
173 g (6.10 oz, 0.38 lb)
SIM card
Dual SIM
Build
Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Miscellaneous
Colors
Transparent Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
256 GB, 12 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Infrared port
Yes
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
—
Browser
—
Java
—
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
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)
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer runs a more powerful CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) than the Apple iPhone X. It is an important advantage of this phone as fast CPU allows the owner to run a few apps at once.

The Apple iPhone X has 4K UHD (1125 x 2436 pixels) screen resolution with 462 ppi pixel density that is more high than the Mi 9 Explorer 4K UHD (1080 x 2340 pixels) screen resolution with 403 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a good choice for watching movies. The Mi 9 Explorer cell phone weight 173g that is 1g less in compare with the weight of the Apple iPhone X.

Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer becomes the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.