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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-20 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Black and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 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 Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 XL is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, with an 82.5 score against 76.6. The Google Pixel 2 XL is an extremely older phone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, but Google was able to build it thinner and somewhat lighter. The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel amount per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2880px.
The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 2 XL also has a greater amount of RAM. Google Pixel 2 XL has a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a camera with a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a superior battery performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 3520mAh.
The Google Pixel 2 XL not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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