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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2022-03-15 | 2020-05-05 |
| 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Blue, Grey and Purple | Glacier white, Interstellar gray and Tropical green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 291.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 418 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 50.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 9 Pro has an overall score of 81.1, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi 12X's global score of 77.8. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has the older 10 version and Xiaomi 12X has Android 11. Despite being the best phone in this review, we must note that it is also an older, heavier and just a bit thicker phone.
Xiaomi 12X counts with a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the Xiaomi 12X also counts with a just a little better pixels density. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro features a really superior hardware performance than Xiaomi 12X, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro counts with a slightly better camera than Xiaomi 12X, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro also has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and better 30 frames per second video frame rates.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi 12X, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro counts with a little better battery life than Xiaomi 12X, because it has a 12% larger battery capacity.
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