Xiaomi Mi 9T vs LG V20
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.39-inch Xiaomi Mi 9T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730) that was released on May 28, 2019, against the LG V20, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and came out 34 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 9T
- Has a 0.69 inch larger screen size
- Shows 47% longer battery life (100 vs 68 hours)
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 4000 vs 3200 mAh
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Thinner bezels – 14.06% more screen real estate
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 730
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- More recent OS version: Android 10 versus 9
- The phone is 2-years and 10-months newer
Reasons to consider the LG V20
- 28% higher pixel density (515 vs 403 PPI)
- Optical image stabilization
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2GB
- Weighs 17 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.39 inches | 5.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 515 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.1% | 72.04% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | - |
| PWM | 245 Hz | - |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) | 159.5 mm (6.28 inches) |
| Width | 74.3 mm (2.93 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 191 gramm (6.74 oz) | 174 gramm (6.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | Yes |
| Rear material | Glass | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | Silver, Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| Max. clock | 2200 MHz | 2150 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 4 (2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 2 cores at 1.593 GHz: Kryo - 2 cores at 2.15 GHz: Kryo |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Adreno 530 |
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 624 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~386 GFLOPS | ~498 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | - | Up to 2 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 7.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 9.0) |
| ROM | MIUI 12 | LG UX 5 |
| OS size | 11.3 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3200 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 1:26 hr |
Battery life tests
Web browsing (Wi-Fi)
Watching videos (Player)
Talk (3G)
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4616 x 3464 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 124° | - |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 13 MP) | 2 (16 MP + 8 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 29 mm - Pixel size: 1.132 micron - Sensor: 1/2.6", Sony IMX298 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 53 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Omnivision OV8865 (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 12 mm - Sensor: 1/3.2" (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | 2592 x 1944 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) при 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) при 30 FPS |
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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| 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* | 12 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2019 | September 2016 |
| Release date | June 2019 | September 2016 |
| Launch price | ~ 275 USD | ~ 750 USD |
| SAR (head) | 1.34 W/kg | 0.824 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.51 W/kg | 0.892 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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 9T is definitely a better buy.
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