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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-05-05 | 2021-08-11 |
| 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Glacier white, Interstellar gray and Tropical green | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 291.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, with a 90.6 score against 81.1. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 construction is newer and thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro's, but it is noticeably heavier. Both phones in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has Android 10 version, so it provides the user a couple nice extra features.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a display that is just as good as Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro's screen, because although the Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a quite inferior count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bit bigger display and a higher resolution of 1768 x 2208px. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has 6 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a much better camera than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photos and videos in poorly lited environments and a camera in the back with way more megapixels. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro counts with a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity.
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