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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum and Glass | 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 |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.08 | 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 8 is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, with an 85 score against 76.6. IPhone 8's body is much lighter and thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Apple iPhone 8 has a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it has a really smaller display, a way lower 750 x 1334px resolution and a just a bit lower amount of pixels per inch of screen.
IPhone 8 has a much bigger storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. IPhone 8 has a better performing CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a way better battery life than iPhone 8, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity against 1821mAh. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 takes clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a lot more MP camera and a lot larger sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
Although Apple iPhone 8 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Apple iPhone 8, else you can save some money and buy the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, letting go a couple specifications.
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