Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-05-07 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 186.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, with a general score of 78.8 against 76.6. Google Pixel 3a's design is a bit thinner and lighter than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, even though it was released just 13 months before. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Google Pixel 3a has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10, so it provides you some additional features and performance enhancements.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a processor that's very similar to Google Pixel 3a's processing unit, and although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has 1 GB less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Google Pixel 3a has a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a just a little better count of pixels per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 captures better photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a much larger back camera sensor taking way higher quality photos.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a really longer battery performance than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 3a is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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