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| Global Score | |
| 69.9 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.3 | Android 10 |
| 2014-01-06 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.83 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Green, Pink and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 929.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 342 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 670 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a little bit better than Xperia Z1 Compact, having a global score of 76.6 against 69.9. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 construction is a lot newer and a bit thinner, but noticeably heavier than Xperia Z1 Compact. Both phones in this review include Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has an older 10 version and Xperia Z1 Compact has Android 4.4.4 version.
Xperia Z1 Compact has a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU. Sony Xperia Z1 Compact features a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it has a just a bit less pixels per display inch, a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a lot smaller display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z1 Compact, because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Xperia Z1 Compact, because it has a 118 percent larger battery size.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a very superior camera than Xperia Z1 Compact, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a larger diafragm aperture, a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot more mega pixels camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 not only is the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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