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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2020-05-20 |
| 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1507mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has an overall score of 76.6, which is just a bit better than the iPhone 5c's 70 overall score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 comes with Android 10 OS, while iPhone 5c counts with iOS 8.x OS. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 body has the same thickness than iPhone 5c, but it's incredibly heavier.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a superior CPU than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. IPhone 5c features a better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, a just a bit lower screen pixel density and a lot smaller display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a much greater storage for applications and games than iPhone 5c, because it has more internal storage and an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5c, because it has a 233% larger battery size.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 captures way better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 5c, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 MP resolution, a way larger sensor and a lot bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest.
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