Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Mi 9T Pro
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860) that was released on March 22, 2021, against the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and came out 22 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 Poco X3 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1160 mAh larger battery capacity: 5160 vs 4000 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (566K versus 508K)
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 1-year and 10-months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (638 against 532 nits)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Weighs 24 grams less
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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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.39 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 86.1% |
| Display features | - | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | 142.2% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 223 Hz |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | 6.5 ms |
| Contrast | 995:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.3 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
| Max. clock | 2960 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 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
- 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 | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 640 |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 585 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1037 GFLOPS | ~899 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 143762 | 146011 |
| GPU | 204477 | 179882 |
| Memory | 98566 | 77090 |
| UX | 119732 | 107285 |
| Total score | 566321 | 508023 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 97% | 88% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3456 | 2976 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 10742 | 9516 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 12.5 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 19 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charge power | 33 W | 27 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes, Quick Charge 4+ (40% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:11 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:51 hr | 09:52 hr |
| Watching video | 10:33 hr | 15:36 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 04:39 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 103 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 124° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 13 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens | - | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 53 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Omnivision OV8856 - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5480 x 3648 | 5184 x 3880 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 18 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/3.4" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | May 2019 |
| Release date | April 2021 | June 2019 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.3 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.51 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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 Poco X3 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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