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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Pink, Red and Silver | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 801 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 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 | |
| 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, getting a 79.8 score against 79. Sony Xperia XZ Premium is an notably older cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, but Sony could make it a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner. Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a lot better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 2160 x 3840px resolution and a way better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a bit more memory capacity for applications and games than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Xperia XZ Premium has a bit more powerful processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S. They have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S takes much clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos, a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a bigger camera sensor.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
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