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Xiaomi Mi 9 SE vs Mi 9

41 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
VS
47 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 9
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
Xiaomi Mi 9

Here we compared two smartphones: the 5.97-inch Xiaomi Mi 9 SE (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 712) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Xiaomi Mi 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
  • Weighs 18 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 9
  • 81% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (786K versus 434K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 20W
  • Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 855
  • 83% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1000 and 545 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 9 SE and Mi 9 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Mi 9 SE
57
Mi 9
55
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Mi 9 SE
47*
Mi 9
56
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Mi 9 SE
26
Mi 9
39
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Mi 9 SE
16
Mi 9
24
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Mi 9 SE
36
Mi 9
42
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Mi 9 SE
61
Mi 9
69
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Mi 9 SE
41*
Mi 9
47
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 64 GB
42.2
(Average)
Value Index
65.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mi 9 SE
vs
Mi 9

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 5.97 inches 6.39 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 432 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 585 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1% 85.3%
Display features - Always-On Display - Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 95.4%
PWM 255 Hz 245 Hz
Response time 4.2 ms 4.2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Mi 9
6.39″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
Mi 9 SE
5.97″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 13.6 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 9 SE +2%
638 nits
Mi 9
623 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) 157.5 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue, Purple Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Mi 9 SE
84.1%
Mi 9 +1%
85.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mi 9 SE and Xiaomi Mi 9
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max clock 2200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
L3 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 10 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 DSP Hexagon 690
GPU
Graphics Adreno 616 Adreno 640
GPU shading units 256 768
GPU clock 610 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS ~312.3 GFLOPS ~898.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mi 9 SE and Xiaomi Mi 9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 9 SE
545
Mi 9 +83%
1000
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 9 SE
1594
Mi 9 +84%
2929
Compute Score (GPU)
Mi 9 SE
n/a
Mi 9
3553
Compute Score (GPU) - 3553
Single-core score 545 1000
Multi-core score 1594 2929
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mi 9 SE
434470
Mi 9 +81%
786843
CPU 163890 327134
GPU 44262 129608
Memory 87907 142341
UX 138411 187760
Total score 434470 786843
Samples [2 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Mi 9 SE
n/a
Mi 9
877
Stability - 86%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 877
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Mi 9 SE
n/a
Mi 9
10350
Web score - 7583
Video editing - 6701
Photo editing - 25498
Data manipulation - 7804
Writing score - 13260
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-31 (hoover)AnTuTu 11441305
📘 2026-07-03 (artemy)AnTuTu 11434470
📘 2026-03-18 (Vladimir)AnTuTu 11434173
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Xiaomi Mi 9
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 (Stanley)AnTuTu 12969794
📘 2026-09-12 (Stanley)AnTuTu 11847934
📘 2026-02-22 (A13)AnTuTu 11804161
📘 2026-02-22 (A13)Geekbench 6 CPU996 / 3039
📘 2026-02-22 (A13)AnTuTu 11786843
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11.0) Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM MIUI 12 MIUI 12.5
OS size 19 GB 13.5 GB

Battery

Capacity 3070 mAh 3300 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (20 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes, Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min) Yes, Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:27 hr 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:40 hr 06:08 hr
Watching video 10:32 hr 11:37 hr
Gaming 03:52 hr 04:07 hr
Standby 83 hr 83 hr
General battery life
Mi 9 SE
16:19 hr
Mi 9 +6%
17:14 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 117°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 16 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX586 Sony IMX586
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 52 mm 54 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV8856 Samsung S5K3M5
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 16 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3L6 Sony IMX481
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Mi 9 SE
n/a
Mi 9
112
Video quality
Mi 9 SE
n/a
Mi 9
99
Generic main camera score
Mi 9 SE
n/a
Mi 9
107
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 9 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5120 x 3840 5184 x 3880
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm 18 mm
Sensor Sony IMX576 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.78" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.9 micron 0.9 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 15 20
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 9 SE
81.5 dB
Mi 9 +7%
87.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced February 2019 February 2019
Release date March 2019 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $400 $460
Successor - Xiaomi 15T - Xiaomi 17
SAR (head) 1.39 W/kg 1.389 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.39 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Mi 9 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
75 (35.4%)
137 (64.6%)
Total votes: 212

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