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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a general score of 76.6 against 75.8. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a much newer phone than the Galaxy A5 (2017), although it is incredibly heavier and somewhat thicker. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017). Both have the same number of cores and a 3 GB RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a really smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel density. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a lot higher resolution camera and a bigger aperture.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67 percent bigger battery capacity.
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