Xiaomi Mi 9 vs TCL Plex
Product
Price
400 USD
400 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Tcl Mobiles
Model No
Mi 9
TCL Plex
Launch Date
2019, March 01
2019, October 01
Website
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 ,CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40 - Global ,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/75 Mbps
Dimensions
157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
162.2 x 76.6 x 8 mm (6.39 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight
173 g (6.10 oz)
192 g (6.77 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black
Obsidian Black, Opal White
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
IPS LCD
Size
6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~85.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.53 inches, 104.7 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver)
GPU
Adreno 640
Adreno 612
RAM
6GB/8GB
6GB
Storage
64GB/128GB/256GB
128GB
Card Slot
No
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
Lens 3
16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/1.8
Features
PDAF, Laser AF, 2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6, 1.0?, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0, 1.0?, PDAF, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 1
20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery
Li-Ion 3820 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 32 min (advertised)
Quick Charge 3.0
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes
WLAN
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
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS ,YesInfrared port,YesRadio
Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
FM RADIO
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0