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| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-08-16 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 304.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 435 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.57 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is slightly better than the Motorola One Action, having a 79 score against 78.5. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S body is just a bit thinner but heavier than the Motorola One Action, and both of them were only released 8 months apart. Motorola One Action features a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2520 resolution and a just a little more pixels per display inch.
The Motorola One Action features a superior memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1000 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with just a little better performance than Motorola One Action. Both have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a much longer battery life than Motorola One Action, because it has a 5020mAh battery size. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S takes much better photos and videos than Motorola One Action, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a much better resolution back camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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