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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-06 | 2020-05-05 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Glacier white, Interstellar gray and Tropical green |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 291.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) 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 |
| 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Mi 9 has a global score of 83.2, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro's 81.1 score. Although Xiaomi Mi 9 is older than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, it's design is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite higher pixels density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro features a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro's camera is just as good as Xiaomi Mi 9's camera, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has worse video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light photos, and they both have the same video resolution, it also counts with a back camera with much more mega-pixels and a larger back camera sensor providing a better image quality.
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