Essential Phone PH-1 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s

Comparing the Essential Phone PH-1 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Essential Phone PH-1 runs at 2.45 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s offers a screen size of 5.99 inches, while Essential Phone PH-1 offers 5.7 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s the larger display of the two. Both Essential Phone PH-1 and Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Essential Phone PH-1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s offers 12 MP, making Essential Phone PH-1 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Essential Phone PH-1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s offers 5 MP, making Essential Phone PH-1 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while Essential Phone PH-1 offers 3040 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Essential Phone PH-1 offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s the better option for storage.

Essential Phone PH-1

₹44,990

(Not Released in India)

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

76%

Release Date

20 Oct, 2019

N/A

Performance


Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 845
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1312x2560 px (FHD+)	1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Camera	12 MP Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	5 MP

Battery


3040 mAh	3400 mAh
Fast Charging	Quick Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB

64 GB

Video

1 Video

6 More Videos

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General

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

Stock

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540

Adreno 630

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.99 inches (15.21 cm)

Resolution

1312x2560 px (FHD+)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

18:9

Pixel Density

505 ppi

403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.32 %

81.98 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes

Design

Height

141.5 mm

150.8 mm

Width

71.1 mm

74.9 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

185 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Frame: Ceramic Titanium
Back: Ceramic Titanium

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

13 MP

12 MP
f/2.4

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3040 mAh

3400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope