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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-05-20 | 2019-03-08 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S10 is better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, with a overall score of 88.3 against 76.6. The Galaxy S10 is an older phone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, but it's thinner and a lot lighter anyway. Both phones in this comparison review use Android operating system, but the Galaxy S10 has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10, so it offers a couple additional features.
Galaxy S10 has a brighter screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 3040px. The Samsung Galaxy S10 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy S10 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a bit better camera than Galaxy S10, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing photos and videos in low-light environments and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a much bigger sensor shooting way better quality photos and a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy S10 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S10, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest.
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