Apple iPhone X vs UMIDIGI A5 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 9: Comparison

Comparison of features, performance, design, battery, camera and connectivity between the following smartphones: Apple iPhone X vs UMIDIGI A5 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 9. The complete information of specifications to decide which to buy.

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Apple iPhone XApple iPhone XGlobal · 3GB · 64GB
UMIDIGI A5 ProUMIDIGI A5 ProGlobal · 4GB · 32GB
Xiaomi Mi 9Xiaomi Mi 9Global · 6GB · 64GB
Technical data sheets

Basics
Apple iPhone X
Apple iPhone X
Global · 3GB · 64GB
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UMIDIGI A5 Pro
UMIDIGI A5 Pro
Global · 4GB · 32GB
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Xiaomi Mi 9
Xiaomi Mi 9
Global · 6GB · 64GB
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Score
Ki Cost-effective
Score		 7.8 Ki Cost-effective
Score 		6.8 Ki Cost-effective
Score 		7.9 Ki Cost-effective
Score
Design and Screen score 6.6Design & Materials 5.1Design & Materials 7.2Design & Materials
Performance and Hardware score 6.6Performance & Hardware 4.9Performance & Hardware 7.0Performance & Hardware
Camera score 7.3Camera 6.3Camera 7.0Camera
Connectivity score 6.9 Connectivity 6.7 Connectivity 7.1 Connectivity
Battery score 5.1 Battery 5.0 Battery 4.8 Battery

User reviews
User score
8.5
76 reviews
7.6
145 reviews
9.2
289 reviews

Technical specifications of the Apple iPhone X vs UMIDIGI A5 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 9

Specs where to buy Apple iPhone X Apple iPhone X
Global · 3GB · 64GB 		UMIDIGI A5 Pro prices UMIDIGI A5 Pro
Global · 4GB · 32GB 		stores to buy Xiaomi Mi 9 Xiaomi Mi 9
Global · 6GB · 64GB
Inches 5.8" 6.3" 6.4"
Resolution FHD+ FHD+ FHD+
Usable surface 81% useful 83% useful 86% useful
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 19:9 19.5:9
Dimensions 70.9 mm
143.6 mm
7.7 mm 		75.9 mm
156.0 mm
8.2 mm 		74.7 mm
157.5 mm
7.6 mm
Weight 174 g 203 g 173 g
Micro A11
Hexa-Core 		Helio P23
Octa-Core 		SnapD. 855
Octa-Core
RAM 3 GB RAM 4 GB RAM 6 GB RAM
Storage 64 GB 32 GB 64 GB
AnTuTu 597.700
v10 		102.000
v8 		572.657
v10
Battery 2716 mAh 4150 mAh 3300 mAh
Main Camera 1
12 Mpx · ƒ/1.8
iSight Duo Camera (8)
2 		1
16 Mpx · ƒ/1.8
IMX398 Exmor RS
2 3 		1
48 Mpx · ƒ/1.75
IMX586 Exmor RS
2 3
Selfie Camera SELF 7 Mpx · ƒ/2.2 SELF 16 Mpx · ƒ/2.0 SELF 24.8 Mpx · ƒ/2.0
Bands
OS iOS 16 Android 9.0 P Android 11 Red Velvet Cake

Brand
Brand Apple UMiDIGI Xiaomi
Aliases iPhone Edition, iPhone Pro, A1901 -- Xiaomi Mi9, M1902F1A, M1902F1T

Release Date
Release date September 2017,
6 years ago 		April 2019,
4 years ago 		February 2019,
5 years ago
State On Sale On Sale On Sale
Market Global Global Global

Design & Materials

Structure

Apple iPhone X
UMIDIGI A5 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 9
Apple iPhone X
UMIDIGI A5 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 9
Size
70.9 mm • 143.6 mm • 7.7 mm
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 Print 3D Model
75.9 mm • 156.0 mm • 8.2 mm
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 Print 3D Model
74.7 mm • 157.5 mm • 7.6 mm
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 Print 3D Model
Weight 174 g 203 g 173 g
Usable surface 81 % 83 % 86 %
Materials Stainless steel, Glass Aluminium alloy Ceramics
Resistance IP67 - -
Colors
Silver

Jet Black
Black

Blue
Black

Blue

Violet

Screen
Diagonal 5.8" 6.3" 6.4"
Type Oled LCD IPS AMOLED
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 19:9 19.5:9
Resolution FHD+
1125 x 2436 px 		FHD+
1080 x 2280 px 		FHD+
1080 x 2340 px
Density 512 Pixels per inch 400 Pixels per inch 403 Pixels per inch

Others

Others
  • Wide screen notch
  • Brightnes 625 cd/m² (typ)
  • 100000:1 contrast ratio
  • HDR10
  • Full sRGB standard
  • Retina HD display
  • LED Notifications
  • Scratch resistant
  • Ion-strengthtened glass
  • Capacitive
  • Multi-touch
  • Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating
  • Force Touch
  • Bluelight Filter
  • Frameless
  • Water Drop Notch
  • Scratch resistant
  • 2.5D curved glass screen
  • Capacitive
  • Multi-touch
  • LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon silicon)
  • Frameless
  • Water Drop Notch
  • Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ)
  • 60000:1 contrast ratio
  • Always-On Display
  • HDR10
  • 103% NTSC
  • LED Notifications
  • Scratch resistant
  • 2.5D curved glass screen
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 6
  • Capacitive
  • Multi-touch
  • Frameless

User reviews

Is it a drop-resistant and scratch-resistant smartphone?
6.8
6.8
8.2
Do you think it's a nice phone?
8.9
9.0
9.5
Is it comfortable?
9.0
8.3
9.2
Can you see it well in the sunlight?
8.8
7.6
9.1
Number of reviews
76 reviews
145 reviews
289 reviews

Performance & Hardware

Processor
Model Apple A11 Bionic MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763V) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
CPU 2x ARMv8-A 2.38 GHz + 4x energy-efficient cores 4x Cortex-A53 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz 1x Kryo 485 2.84 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz
Type Hexa-Core Octa-Core Octa-Core
Manufacturing 10 nm 16 nm 7 nm
64 Bits Yes Yes Yes

Graphics
GPU Apple 3-core graphics processing unit + M11 motion ARM Mali-G71 MP2 Qualcomm Adreno 640 600MHz

RAM
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Type LPDDR4 RAM LPDDR3 RAM LPDDR4X RAM

Antutu
Score
597.700
Antutu v10
Overall performance better than 80% of devices
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102.000
Antutu v8
Overall performance better than 48% of devices
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572.657
Antutu v10
Overall performance better than 79% of devices
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Storage
Capacity 64 GB 32 GB 64 GB
Type -- eMMC 5.1 Storage UFS Storage 2.1
SD Slot No Yes ,
Independent SD slot 		No

Security
Fingerprint No Yes, in the back Yes, in screen

Sensors
Sensors
  • Proximity
  • Light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • Gyroscope
  • Barometer
  • Fingerprint
  • Proximity
  • Light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • Gyroscope
  • Fingerprint
  • Light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • Gyroscope
  • Hall
  • Ultrasonic proximity virtual

Audio

Audio
-
-
-

Others
Notifications LED LED Notifications -- LED Notifications
Cooling system No No Yes
Gaming buttons No No No

User reviews

Does it have good sound?
8.8
7.4
8.4
Does it work smoothly in everyday use?
9.3
7.9
9.5
What's your experience been with demanding games?
9.0
6.7
9.5
Number of reviews
76 reviews
145 reviews
289 reviews

Camera

Main
No. of cameras Double rear camera Triple rear camera Triple rear camera
1
Camera type

Standard

Standard

Standard
Resolution 12 Mpx 16 Mpx 48 Mpx
Sensor Apple iSight Duo Camera (8) Sony IMX398 Exmor RS Sony IMX586 Exmor RS
Type CMOS BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Aperture ƒ/ 1.8 ƒ/ 1.8 ƒ/ 1.75
ISO -- -- 100 - 3200
Pixel size 1.20 µm 1.12 µm 0.80 µm
Pixel Binning -- -- 1-4 (2x2)
Sensor size 1/3" 1/2.8" 1/2"
2
Camera type

Telephoto + portrait

Wide Angle lens

Telephoto lens
Resolution
12 Mpx
8 Mpx
13 Mpx
Sensor
Unknown
Samsung S5K4H7
Samsung S5K3M5
Type
--
PureCel
ISOCELL
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.4
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2
Pixel size
--
1.12 µm
1.00 µm
Pixel Binning
--
--
--
Sensor size
--
1/4"
1/3.4"
3
Camera type
--

Portrait mode (depth)

Wide Angle lens
Resolution
16 Mpx
16 Mpx
Sensor
Samsung S5K2P7
Sony IMX481
Type
ISOCELL
CMOS BSI
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2
Pixel size
1.12 µm
1.00 µm
Pixel Binning
--
--
Sensor size
1/2.8"
1/3.09"

Features
Flash Quad LED Dual LED Dual LED
Optical Stabilisation Yes No No
Slow Motion Video Yes,
240 fps 		No,
30 fps 		Yes,
960 fps
Others
  • 4K Video
  • Digital zoom
  • Optical zoom
  • Dual camera
  • Optical Stabilization (OIS)
  • Autofocus
  • Touch focus
  • Manual focus
  • Continuous shooting
  • Geotagging
  • Panorama
  • HDR
  • Face detection
  • White balance settings
  • ISO settings
  • Exposure compensation
  • Scene mode
  • Self-timer
  • RAW
  • Digital zoom
  • Triple camera
  • Digital image stabilization
  • Autofocus
  • Touch focus
  • Continuous shooting
  • Geotagging
  • Panorama
  • HDR
  • Face detection
  • White balance settings
  • ISO settings
  • Exposure compensation
  • Scene mode
  • Self-timer
  • 4K Video
  • Digital zoom
  • Triple camera
  • Digital image stabilization
  • Autofocus
  • Touch focus
  • Manual focus
  • Laser AF
  • Continuous shooting
  • Geotagging
  • HDR
  • Face detection
  • White balance settings
  • ISO settings
  • Exposure compensation
  • Scene mode
  • Self-timer
  • RAW

Selfie
SELF
Camera type

Dedicated

Dedicated

Dedicated
Resolution 7 Mpx 16 Mpx 24.8 Mpx
Sensor Unknown Samsung S5K3P3 Sony IMX576 Exmor RS
Type -- ISOCELL CMOS BSI
Aperture ƒ/ 2.2 ƒ/ 2.0 ƒ/ 2.0
Pixel size -- 1.00 µm 0.90 µm
Pixel Binning -- -- 1-4 (2x2)
Sensor size -- 1/3.06" 1/2.78"
Others
--
--
--

DxOMark Score
DxOMark Score
89
Selfie
88
Photo
92
Video
 --
110
Mobile
115
Photo
99
Video

User reviews

Quality of daytime photos
9.3
7.3
9.4
Quality of nighttime photos
7.8
5.4
8.2
Quality of selfies
8.8
7.1
8.8
Does it have a powerful flash?
9.0
7.2
8.7
Number of reviews
76 reviews
145 reviews
289 reviews
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Connectivity

Network compatibility

5G -- -- --
4G LTE
  • B1 (2100)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1)
  • B5 (850)
  • B7 (2600)
  • B8 (900)
  • B12 (700)
  • B13 (700)
  • B17 (700)
  • B18 (800)
  • B19 (800)
  • B20 (800)
  • B25 (1900+)
  • B26 (850)
  • B28b (700)
  • B28a (700)
  • B29 (700)
  • B30 (2300)
  • B34 (TDD 2100)
  • B38 (TDD 2600)
  • B39 (TDD 1900)
  • B40 (TDD 2300)
  • B41 (TDD 2500)
  • B66 (1700/2100)
  • B1 (2100)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1)
  • B5 (850)
  • B7 (2600)
  • B8 (900)
  • B12 (700)
  • B13 (700)
  • B17 (700)
  • B18 (800)
  • B19 (800)
  • B20 (800)
  • B26 (850)
  • B28b (700)
  • B28a (700)
  • B38 (TDD 2600)
  • B40 (TDD 2300)
  • B41 (TDD 2500)
  • B66 (1700/2100)
  • B1 (2100)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1)
  • B5 (850)
  • B7 (2600)
  • B8 (900)
  • B12 (700)
  • B20 (800)
  • B28b (700)
  • B28a (700)
  • B38 (TDD 2600)
  • B39 (TDD 1900)
  • B40 (TDD 2300)
3G
  • B1 (2100)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F)
  • B5 (850)
  • B8 (900)
  • B1 (2100)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F)
  • B5 (850)
  • B6 (800)
  • B8 (900)
  • B19 (800)
  • B1 (2100)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F)
  • B5 (850)
  • B8 (900)
  • B34 (TD 2000)
  • B39 (TD 1900+)
2G
  • B2 (1900)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B5 (850)
  • B8 (900)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B5 (850)
  • B8 (900)
  • CDMA2000 1X
  • CDMA BC0 (800)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B5 (850)
  • B8 (900)

SIM card
Dual SIM Single Sim Dual Sim Dual Standby Dual Sim Dual Standby
Type
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano SIM

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11n 5GHz
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11n 5GHz
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11n 5GHz
  • 802.11ac
Others
  • Dual band
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Wi-Fi MiMO
  • Dual band
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • Wi-Fi Display
  • Dual band
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • Wi-Fi Display
  • Wi-Fi MiMO

Bluetooth
Version Bluetooth 5.0 LE Low energy consumption Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE Low energy consumption
Others
  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
  • LE (Low Energy)
  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
  • HID (Human Interface Profile)
  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
  • LE (Low Energy)
  • APT-x

Navigation
Navigation
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Wi-Fi
  • Cell ID
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Beidou
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Beidou
  • Galileo
  • GPS (L1+L5)
  • GLONASS (L1)
  • BeiDou (B1)
  • Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB
USB
  • Charging
  • Mass Storage
  • Proprietary
  • Charging
  • Host
  • Mass Storage
  • USB On-The-Go (OTG)
  • Charging
  • Host
  • Mass Storage
  • USB On-The-Go (OTG)
  • USB Type C

SAR
European measurement

The European Union sets a limit of 2 W/kg averaged over 10 grams of tissue.

 0.870 W/Kg on head
0.970 W/Kg on body 		-- 1.389 W/Kg on head
1.301 W/Kg on body
American measurement

The FCC limit is 1.6 W/kg measured in a volume of 1 gram of tissue

 1.090 W/Kg on head
1.170 W/Kg on body 		-- 0.990 W/Kg on head
1.040 W/Kg on body

Others
Others
  • NFC
  • Computer sync
  • OTA sync
  • Tethering.
  • VoLTE
  • UMA
  • Audio Jack
  • Radio FM
  • Computer sync
  • OTA sync
  • VoLTE
  • NFC
  • Computer sync
  • OTA sync
  • Infrared
  • Tethering.
  • DLNA
  • VoLTE

User reviews

Does it have good coverage for calls?
9.2
8.1
9.3
Quality of the GPS
8.9
8.4
9.3
And the WiFi?
8.7
8.5
9.4
Number of reviews
76 reviews
145 reviews
289 reviews

Battery

Battery
Capacity
2716 mAh
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4150 mAh
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3300 mAh
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Type Li-Ion Li-Polymer Li-Polymer
Fast charge Yes Yes Yes,
27.0W
Others
  • Wireless charging
  • Non-removable
  • Non-removable
  • Wireless charging
  • Non-removable

User reviews

How long does the battery last?
  • 8%
    Less than half day
  • 37%
    Less than a day
  • 33%
    One day
  • 18%
    More than one day
  • 4%
    Two days or more
  • 2%
    Less than half day
  • 11%
    Less than a day
  • 32%
    One day
  • 48%
    More than one day
  • 7%
    Two days or more
  • 5%
    Less than half day
  • 25%
    Less than a day
  • 42%
    One day
  • 25%
    More than one day
  • 3%
    Two days or more
Number of reviews
76 reviews
145 reviews
289 reviews

Software

Software
Operating System
  • iOS 16
    iOS 16 , 1 year ago
  • Android 9.0 Pie
    Android 9.0 P, 5 years ago
  • MIUI V12 (Android 11)
    Android 11 Red Velvet Cake, 3 years ago
Google Services (official) -- Yes Yes

User reviews

Did it come with preinstalled applications?
  • 25%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 67%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 8%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall
  • 42%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 51%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 6%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall
  • 7%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 79%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 14%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall
Do you regularly receive updates?
  • 0%
    Never
  • 0%
    Once a year
  • 44%
    Every six months
  • 56%
    Every two months or less
  • 7%
    Never
  • 7%
    Once a year
  • 42%
    Every six months
  • 44%
    Every two months or less
  • 3%
    Never
  • 3%
    Once a year
  • 39%
    Every six months
  • 56%
    Every two months or less
Number of reviews
76 reviews
145 reviews
289 reviews
Prices
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