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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-24 | 2021-01-18 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| 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 A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a general score of 81.5, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi 9T's 78.2 score. Apple iPhone SE (2020) is a notably thinner and a lot lighter cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, although both of them were released only a couple of months apart. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) has iOS 15.x operating system, and Xiaomi Redmi 9T has Android 10 operating system.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with just a bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, although it has a quite worse pixels density, a way smaller display and a way lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels. The Xiaomi Redmi 9T features a way bigger memory for apps and games than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi 9T also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a greater processing power than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Xiaomi Redmi 9T captures a little bit better videos and photos than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have a same size aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi 9T also counts with a lot larger sensor and a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi 9T has a way better battery duration than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 229 percent greater battery size.
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