Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Google Pixel 5 vs Google Pixel 5a 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Google Google
Announced February 2019 Exp. announcement 2020, September August 2021
Status Coming Soon - March 2019 Rumored. Exp. release 2020, October Coming Soon - August 2021
Colors Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black Just Black Mostly Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.2 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
8 mm thickness
(0.31 in thickness)
154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.1 x 2.9 x 0.3 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - region dependent
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - SA/NSA 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6
Messaging
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor (In-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 Android 11 Android 11
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 620 Adreno 620
RAM 6/8 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Always-on display
HDR10+
90Hz refresh rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.39 inches 6.0 inches 6.34 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (430 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (415 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.33% - 85.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 16 MP + 12 MP 12.2 MP + 16 MP 12.2 MP + 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2", 0.8µm, Laser/PDAF
16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, Laser/PDAF, 2x optical zoom
HDR, panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 107˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, 77˚ (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 83˚ (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging
Wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Capacity 3300 mAh 4080 mAh 4680 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -