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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-20 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.88 |
| 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
Google Pixel 3 is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, getting an 80 score against 76.6. Google Pixel 3 is an older cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, but it is somewhat thinner and lighter anyway. Google Pixel 3 counts with a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Google Pixel 3 also has more RAM.
Google Pixel 3 counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2160px resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a lot bigger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and pictures and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much longer battery life than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 72% greater battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Google Pixel 3 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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