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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-16 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 849.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.84 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 7 has a score of 81.6, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's 76.6 score. IPhone 7 is an incredibly older cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, but Apple managed to make it way lighter and thinner anyway. IPhone 7 features a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it has a lot worse resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, a little bit less pixels per inch of display and a really smaller screen.
The Apple iPhone 7 counts with a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less CPU cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a superior camera than iPhone 7, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a lot bigger sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a lot better 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Apple iPhone 7 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much better battery life than Apple iPhone 7, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 1960mAh.
Although Apple iPhone 7 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone 7, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, giving up a couple features and specs.
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