Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs. Xiaomi 13 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) and Xiaomi 13 Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs. Xiaomi 13 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A920F/DS -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162.5 mm 162.9 mm Xiaomi 13 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Width 77 mm 74.6 mm Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has greater width than Xiaomi 13 Pro.
Depth 7.8 mm 8.38 mm Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Weight 183 g 229 g Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Body Colour Lemonade blue | Caviar black | Bubblegum pink Ceramic black
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Xiaomi 13 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 1.587 W/kg (body), 0.351 W/kg (head) 0.998 W/kg (body), 0.998 W/kg (head), 2.588 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED (LTPO)
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.73" Xiaomi 13 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2220 x 1080 pixels 3200 x 1440 pixels Xiaomi 13 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Display Format Full HD+ WQHD+
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1900 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Xiaomi 13 Pro has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
HDR - Yes Xiaomi 13 Pro has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Always-on display DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, True Colour, AdaptiveSync Pro, 3D Curved display, JNCD 0.21, Delta-E 0.28
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 3.19 GHz Xiaomi 13 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
RAM 6 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM - 12 GB Xiaomi 13 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Xiaomi 13 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Memory Interface - UFS 4.0
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 24 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 13 Pro has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Sensor Size - 1"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX989 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.9 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Construction - 8-element
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 13 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 23mm
Digital Zoom - 70x
Special Effects - HDR, Leica Authentic Look, Leica Vibrant Look, Leica filters, Leica classica shutter sound, Leica Watermark
Camera Modes - Slow motion video, Panorama, Pro mode, night mode, Slow Shutter, Clone, Documents, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Night portrait mode, supermoon mode, Ultra Night Video, Magic Zoom, Time Freeze, Night Time-lapse, Parallel World, Freeze Frame Video, Long exposure mode, Lightning Burst
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi 13 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - HDR video recording, Xiaomi ProFocus, Leica professional optical lens, Vario-Summicron 1:1.9-2.2/14-75 ASPH, 3.2μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel, HyperOIS, 35mm black and white lens, 50mm swirly boken lens, 75mm portrait lens, 90mm soft focus lens, lens edge ink coating, Cyclic olefin copolymer, ALD ultra-low reflectance technology, IR filters, 10-bit RAW
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 13 Pro has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Floating telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.0 Xiaomi 13 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 6-element
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Xiaomi 13 Pro has optical stabilisation of the second camera.
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 75mm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 10cm macro photography, Focal Shift technology
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 10 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Xiaomi 13 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Xiaomi 13 Pro has better third camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 115 degree(s)
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 14mm
Optical Zoom 2x -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 5cm macro photography
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 5 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Xiaomi 13 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 89.6 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.7 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Vlog mode, AI portrait mode with bokeh and depth control, Video teleprompter
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - 4-in-1 to 1.4μm Super Pixel, Dynamic Framing (0.8x / 1x)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3800 mAh 4820 mAh Xiaomi 13 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Fast Charging Technology - Xiaomi HyperCharge technology Xiaomi 13 Pro has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 19 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Xiaomi 13 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi 13 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 13
User Interface - MIUI 14
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), LDAC, AWB, LHDC
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio wireless
Video Enhancements - HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Bixby Vision MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, LiquidCool Technology, Reverse wireless charging, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Qualcomm FastConnect 7800, Xiaomi Surge charging chipset, Xiaomi Surge battery management chipset, Xiaomi surge battery management system
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi 13 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 120W charger
Compliant Standards - IP68, IEC 60529:1989+A1:1999+A2:2013
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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