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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-03 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Blue | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a bit better than Nokia 9 PureView, with a 76.6 score against 76.4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a newer cellphone than the Nokia 9 PureView, but it is somewhat thicker and heavier. Nokia 9 PureView features a bit superior processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 9 PureView also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Nokia 9 PureView counts with a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 and more pixels per inch of display. Nokia 9 PureView counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a really longer battery duration than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 3320mAh. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 captures better photographs and videos than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a same size aperture and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a lot bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs and videos and a lot higher resolution back camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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