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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-04-07 |
| -- | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 7.37 ounces |
| -- | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Glass and Titanium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| -- | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 393 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a score of 79, which is slightly better than iPhone 16 Pro Max's 74.7 global score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S comes with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 16 Pro Max counts with iOS operating system. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a way better looking display than iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has a bit smaller display.
IPhone 16 Pro Max features more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features an extremely better processing unit than iPhone 16 Pro Max, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with more cpu cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S shoots better pictures and videos than iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has lower video frame rate, they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and a 48 MP resolution camera in the back. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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