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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-12 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.92 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Gray | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 450.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 433 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a general score of 76.6, which is just a bit better than the BlackBerry KEY2 LE's 70.4 general score. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a newer cellphone than the BlackBerry KEY2 LE, although it's a bit thicker and a lot heavier. Both devices in our current comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has an older 10 version and BlackBerry KEY2 LE has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a bit better processing unit than BlackBerry KEY2 LE, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The BlackBerry KEY2 LE counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1620 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 takes much clearer pictures and videos than BlackBerry KEY2 LE, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera, a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and BlackBerry KEY2 LE count with very similar memory capacity for games and applications, they have equal internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much better battery life than BlackBerry KEY2 LE, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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