Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-05-07 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 167.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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
Google Pixel 3a XL is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, getting a 78.9 score against 76.6. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Google Pixel 3a XL has a newer 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10, offering some extra features and performance improvements. Google Pixel 3a XL is an older cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, but it is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter anyway.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a display that is just as good as the screen in Google Pixel 3a XL, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a quite lower pixel density, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite larger screen. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Google Pixel 3a XL both feature extremely similar processing units, and although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 shoots much better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same video definition and the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a camera with way more MP and a way bigger back camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photographs.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has improved battery life than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Google Pixel 3a XL is also a lot cheaper, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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