Xiaomi Mi 9 vs vivo Apex 2019

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi 9 vs vivo Apex 2019 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Mi 9 and vivo Apex 2019 run at the same processing speed of 2.84 GHz.


Display: Both Xiaomi Mi 9 and vivo Apex 2019 offer the same screen size of 6.39 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while vivo Apex 2019 offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Mi 9 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: vivo Apex 2019 offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi 9 offers 3300 mAh, making vivo Apex 2019 better for longer battery life.


Storage: vivo Apex 2019 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Xiaomi Mi 9 offers 128 GB, making vivo Apex 2019 the better option for storage.

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Xiaomi Mi 9
₹31,790
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vivo Apex 2019
₹43,999
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2020
30 Nov, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
48 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
20 MP
N/A
50 MP

Battery

N/A
3300 mAh
4100 mAh
6600 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
512 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 640
Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB / 12 GB
12 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
403 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.12 %
N/A
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.7 %
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

157.5 mm
N/A
162.98 mm

Width

74.6 mm
N/A
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
N/A
8.19 mm

Weight

173 grams
N/A
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size
13 MP
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

3300 mAh
4100 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v4.0
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
512 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34)
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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