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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 15 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 7.37 ounces |
| -- | 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 | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 431 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Google Tensor G3 (4 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 |
| Immortalis-G715s MC10 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| -- | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a bit better than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), getting a general score of 79 against 75.7. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S construction has the same thickness than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), but it's extremely heavier. These phones use Android OS, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has the previous 11 version and Google Pixel 9a (Rumored) has Android 15 version.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a much better performing processing unit than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has 4 GB less RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a little more vivid display than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2400 resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also counts with a little bigger display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S shoots much better photos and videos than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), although it has worse video frame rate, they both have a 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same (4K) video definition. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored), because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a much better battery performance than Google Pixel 9a (Rumored).
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