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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2020-05-20 | 2013-09-25 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note3 has a general score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's 76.6 global score. Galaxy Note3's construction is lighter and just a little thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it was released 7 years before. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS, but Galaxy Note3 has a newer 4.4.2 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10 version, counting with a lot of extra features and improved performance.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a little bit larger screen, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little greater quantity of pixels in each display inch. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has more processing cores (although they are slower).
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a superior camera than Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a camera in the back with a much higher 48 MP resolution, a way bigger camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a bit bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note3, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy Note3, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
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