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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-01-18 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Daybreak purple and Nightfall black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 9T is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 83 score against 75.8. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T design is way newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T and Galaxy A5 (2017) both count with really similar screens, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a just a bit worse pixels count per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bigger display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a way better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much more mega pixels camera, a larger aperture and a much better (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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