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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black and White | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a bit better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, with a 79 score against 75. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has Android 11 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 XL comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. Although Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is newer than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, it is way heavier and just a bit thicker.
Lumia 950 XL features a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a better pixels quantity per inch of screen. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a much better memory to install applications and games than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 32 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a faster processing unit than Lumia 950 XL, because it has more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a very superior battery life than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a superior camera than Lumia 950 XL, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a camera with lot more MP, a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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