Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2020-04-07 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 260.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 9S is a little bit better than the iPhone 5s, having a 79 score against 75.5. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S comes with Android 11 OS, while iPhone 5s counts with iOS 8.x OS. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a notably newer phone than the iPhone 5s, although it is noticeably heavier and thicker.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S and iPhone 5s both count with extremely similar CPUs, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of cores (and they are faster). IPhone 5s counts with a sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of screen, a lot lower resolution of 1136 x 640px and a much smaller screen.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5s, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a very superior camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a larger aperture for better photos and videos in low light environments, a camera with a lot better 48 MP resolution, a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a way bigger sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a much longer battery performance than iPhone 5s, because it has a 220 percent greater battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is also cheap compared to the iPhone 5s.
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