Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone SE vs Apple iPhone XR vs Xiaomi Redmi 9T

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Xiaomi
Announced March 2016 September 2018 January 2021
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - October 2018 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Carbon Gray, Twilight Blue, Sunrise Orange, Ocean Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
Weight - 194 g (6.84 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Single-SIM Nano-SIM and e-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9.3 iOS 12 Android 10
Processor Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 610
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 64/128/256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Screen
400 nits (typ)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 4.0 inches 6.1 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 79.83% 83.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, Reversible Connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB (UFS 2.2), 4 GB RAM or 64 GB (UFS 2.1), 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging 2.5W
Capacity 1642 mAh - 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 25 h (3G) -