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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | OnePlus |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-20 | 2020-04-21 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Glacial green |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 11.88 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a general score of 76.6, which is slightly better than OnePlus 8's global score of 76. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a thicker and just a little heavier phone than the OnePlus 8. OnePlus 8 has a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a same size screen, the OnePlus 8 also has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The OnePlus 8 features a bit more memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity. OnePlus 8 counts with just a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 cores, the OnePlus 8 also has a larger amount of RAM.
OnePlus 8 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same sensor size and a same resolution back-facing camera, the OnePlus 8 also has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has superior battery duration than OnePlus 8, because it has a 17% bigger battery size.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the OnePlus 8, which makes it an easy decision.
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