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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Silver and White | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2376 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 990E (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP14 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 has a global score of 79, which is slightly better than Apple Mate 40E 4G's 73.7 score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S comes with Android 11 OS, while Apple Mate 40E 4G counts with HarmonyOS 2 OS. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's construction has the same thickness than the Apple Mate 40E 4G, but it is heavier.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a bit sharper display than Apple Mate 40E 4G, because although it has a little bit worse screen density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a quite larger display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a way better processing power than Apple Mate 40E 4G, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Mate 40E 4G, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S takes better photographs and videos than Mate 40E 4G, because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features greater battery lifetime than Mate 40E 4G, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity.
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