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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-02-05 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 271 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 9.02 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a little bit better than Galaxy M10, getting a 79 score against 73.5. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S design is newer, but notably heavier and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy M10. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has the older 11 version while Galaxy M10 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a much better screen than Galaxy M10, because it has a much better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a little bit larger display and a greater display density. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M10, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has 1 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy M10, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has 32 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy M10, because it has a 5020mAh battery size instead of 3400mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a way better camera than Galaxy M10, because it has a way better video resolution, a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos, a much higher 48 megapixels resolution camera in the back and a lot larger sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality.
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