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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-03-16 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.54 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy S9 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, with an 83.3 score against 75.7. Galaxy S9 is an extremely older and a little bit thicker device than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, but Samsung managed to build it lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a greater screen density.
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a really superior performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate and a lot smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera with a way better 50 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy S9 features more storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 400 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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