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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a global score of 79, which is just a bit better than the Fairphone 5's general score of 75.5. Both devices in our current comparison include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has the older 11 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is an extremely older cellphone than the Fairphone 5, but Xiaomi was able to make it just a little bit lighter and a little thinner.
Fairphone 5 counts with just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Fairphone 5 has a brighter display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1224 x 2700px and a just a little better quantity of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a much better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a worse 48 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a lot tinier back camera sensor capturing less light and washed colors, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photos and video in low light environments.
Fairphone 5 counts with more memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with superior battery performance than Fairphone 5, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
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