Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a bit better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, having a 79 score against 73.7. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S body is noticeably newer than the Xperia XA1 Plus's, although it's just a little heavier and a little bit thicker. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has an older 11 version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a processor that is very similar to the Xperia XA1 Plus one, and although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Xperia XA1 Plus has a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels in each screen inch.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S takes better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures and videos in low light situations and a camera with much more megapixels.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a much better battery duration than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 3430mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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