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Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Mi 10

47 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 9
VS
55 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 10
Xiaomi Mi 9
Xiaomi Mi 10

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.39-inch Xiaomi Mi 9 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Xiaomi Mi 10, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and came out 1 year after. 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
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Weighs 35 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 10
  • Comes with 1480 mAh larger battery capacity: 4780 vs 3300 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Shows 21% longer battery life (20:47 vs 17:14 hours)
  • Delivers 38% higher peak brightness (848 against 616 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 11
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (940K versus 786K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 1 year newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 9 and Mi 10 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Mi 9
55
Mi 10
66
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Mi 9
56
Mi 10
60*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Mi 9
39
Mi 10
46
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Mi 9
24
Mi 10
27
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Mi 9
42
Mi 10
56
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Mi 9
69
Mi 10
72
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
47
Mi 10
55*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 256 GB
65.1
(Good)
Value Index
19.5
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mi 9
vs
Mi 10

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.39 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 403 ppi 386 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 180 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3% 89.8%
Display features - Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 95.4% 98.8%
PWM 245 Hz 362 Hz
Response time 4.2 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Mi 10
6.67″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Mi 9
6.39″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 9
616 nits
Mi 10 +38%
848 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 157.5 mm (6.2 inches) 162.6 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) 74.8 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Mi 9
85.3%
Mi 10 +5%
89.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mi 9 and Xiaomi Mi 10
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max clock 2840 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 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)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Adreno 640 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 585 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS ~898.5 GFLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mi 9 and Xiaomi Mi 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 9
1000
Mi 10 +18%
1178
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 9
2929
Mi 10 +16%
3386
Compute Score (GPU)
Mi 9 +18%
3553
Mi 10
3009
Compute Score (GPU) 3553 3009
Single-core score 1000 1178
Multi-core score 2929 3386
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mi 9
786843
Mi 10 +20%
940334
CPU 327134 373349
GPU 129608 165760
Memory 142341 170748
UX 187760 230477
Total score 786843 940334
Samples [5 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Mi 9
877
Mi 10 +26%
1106
Stability 86% 99%
Graphics test 5 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 877 1106
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Mi 9
10350
Mi 10 +13%
11689
Web score 7583 9400
Video editing 6701 6655
Photo editing 25498 28254
Data manipulation 7804 9119
Writing score 13260 13664
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Mi 9
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-02 (Pon)AnTuTu 121038764
📘 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
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Xiaomi Mi 10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 (mptech)AnTuTu 11995050
📘 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu 11973656
📘 2026-09-09 (itslow)AnTuTu 121029317
📘 2025-11-26 (Tonyo)AnTuTu 11927395
📘 2025-10-29 (Bebra0017)AnTuTu 11940334
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM MIUI 12.5 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 13.5 GB 19 GB

Battery

Capacity 3300 mAh 4780 mAh
Max charge power 27 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (20 W) Yes (30 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes, Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:08 hr 08:05 hr
Watching video 11:37 hr 13:49 hr
Gaming 04:07 hr 05:13 hr
Standby 83 hr 95 hr
General battery life
Mi 9
17:14 hr
Mi 10 +21%
20:47 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 117° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 16 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 27 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX586 Samsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 54 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3M5 -
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 13 mm 12 mm
Sensor Sony IMX481 Sony IMX350
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Mi 9
112
Mi 10
n/a
Video quality
Mi 9
99
Mi 10
n/a
Generic main camera score
Mi 9
107
Mi 10
n/a
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 9 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3880 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 18 mm -
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.9 micron 0.9 micron
Autofocus No 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 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 22
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 9 +4%
87.1 dB
Mi 10
83.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2019 February 2020
Release date April 2019 June 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $460 $800
Successor - Xiaomi 17 - Xiaomi 17
SAR (head) 1.389 W/kg 0.69 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.99 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 10 is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
145 (53.3%)
127 (46.7%)
Total votes: 272

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