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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2021-01-18 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 10.78 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi 9T has a general score of 78.2, which is slightly better than the realme 8 5G's 72 score. Even being the best cellphone in our current comparison, Xiaomi Redmi 9T's design is somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier than the realme 8 5G. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Redmi 9T has the previous 10 version while realme 8 5G has Android 11.
The realme 8 5G has a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, and although they both have a display of the same size, the realme 8 5G also has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a just a little better pixel quantity per inch in the display. Realme 8 5G features a much better storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB more internal storage.
Realme 8 5G counts with just a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi 9T. They have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount. Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with greater battery performance than realme 8 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi 9T takes a little bit better videos and photos than realme 8 5G. Both have the same (Full HD) video quality, a back camera with a 48 MP resolution, a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same video frame rates.
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