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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-06-18 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Carbon gray, Ocean green and Sunset purple | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 189.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G80 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a is much better than Xiaomi Redmi 9, having a global score of 78.8 against 71.3. The Google Pixel 3a construction is thinner and incredibly lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi 9, despite of the fact that it was released about a year before. Google Pixel 3a comes with Android 11 operating system, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 works with Android operating system.
Google Pixel 3a's CPU is very similar to the Xiaomi Redmi 9 one, and although the Google Pixel 3a has more RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. Google Pixel 3a counts with just a bit better screen than Xiaomi Redmi 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels in each screen inch.
The Google Pixel 3a features a much better camera than Xiaomi Redmi 9, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse 12.2 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in poorly lited situations and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Google Pixel 3a has a much better storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi 9, because it has 64 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Redmi 9 features a superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 3a is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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