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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-28 | 2020-05-05 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Glacier white, Interstellar gray and Tropical green |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 291.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J8, having a overall score of 81.1 against 76.7. Both of these phones include the same Android 10 OS, so both should give you the same OS features. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro design is newer than the Samsung Galaxy J8's, but it is a little bit thicker and heavier.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a quite bigger display, a greater pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a much better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a camera in the back with a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution and a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro counts with a bit more storage for games and applications than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a really longer battery life than Galaxy J8, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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