Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

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Price
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launch
Announced
Status
platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
battery
General
Charging
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Infrared port
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Xiaomi Mi 9
Price
$337.47
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 640
DISPLAY Size: 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2
BATTERY Charging: Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) Fast wireless charging 20W
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
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Main
Model
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
Price
$219.99
Advantages
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 3070 mAh battery
BODY Dimensions: 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm (5.81 x 2.78 x 0.30 in)
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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
Triple 48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8Âµm, PDAF, Laser AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0Âµm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0Âµm, PDAF
Front
20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9Âµm
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Features
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
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
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery
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)
Build
Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM card
Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/128 GB, 6/8 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
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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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launch
Announced
2019, February
Status
Available. Released 2019, March
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm)
CPU
Octa-core 2.3 GHz
GPU
Adreno 616
camera
Rear
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Front
No
Video
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Features
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display
Size
5.97 inches, 87.5 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - HDR
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3070 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 18W
body
Dimensions
147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm (5.81 x 2.78 x 0.30 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz, 0.34 lb)
Build
—
SIM card
Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Violet, Blue, Gray
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/128 GB, 6 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 A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Xiaomi Mi 9 has better GPU Adreno 616 thanks to which the owner will be able to play more number of the latest game apps.

The Mi 9 SE smartphone is easier to use as it has more portable dimensions in comparison to the Xiaomi Mi 9: 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm versus 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm. The Mi 9 SE model weight 155g which is 18g less in compare with the weight of the Mi 9.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3300mah battery which is 230mah bigger compared to the Mi 9 SE cell. That's mean this phone will live for a longer time without charging.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 has 4 advantages and the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE only 3 so the Mi 9 will be the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.