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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-12-21 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 407 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 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 |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is slightly better than Nokia 8.1, with a 79 score against 72.1. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has 11 version while Nokia 8.1 has Android 10 version. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S design is newer than Nokia 8.1's, but it's thicker and heavier.
The Nokia 8.1 features a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2280 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher pixel quantity in each inch of display. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a bit faster processor than Nokia 8.1. They have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a superior camera than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a lot bigger sensor and a camera with lot more mega pixels. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features just a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a really longer battery lifetime than Nokia 8.1, because it has a 5020mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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