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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-07-24 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.28 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.16 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Frost blue and Glaze black | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2376 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 395 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 11.22 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 9S is a bit better than the vivo X50, getting a 79 score against 73. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S body is thicker and heavier than vivo X50. These phones come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a newer 11 version and vivo X50 has Android 10 version, so it offers some extra features and enhanced performance.
Vivo X50 features a bit better processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the vivo X50 also has a greater amount of RAM. The vivo X50 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2376, it also counts with a little better screen density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S shoots a bit better photographs and videos than vivo X50, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video quality, the same video frame rates and the same resolution camera in the back, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than vivo X50, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with longer battery performance than vivo X50, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity against 4200mAh.
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