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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.03 x 2.42 x 0.62 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 525 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a global score of 76.6, which is a bit better than Samsung W2017's 73.2 score. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's design is a little bit lighter and extremely thinner than Samsung W2017. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has older 10 version and Samsung W2017 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Samsung W2017 features a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung W2017 has a little bit better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung W2017 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung W2017, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung W2017, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 takes much better photos and videos than Samsung W2017, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a back facing camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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