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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 89.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-20 | 2020-02-03 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Prism black, Prism blue and Prism white |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 283.00 | $ 279.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 396 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 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 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 11.99 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 Lite is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, getting an 89.7 score against 76.6. Even when the Galaxy S10 Lite and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 were only released with a few months difference, the Galaxy S10 Lite is a little thinner and just a little lighter. The Galaxy S10 Lite features a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S10 Lite also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy S10 Lite has a bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a little bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a little bit bigger screen. Galaxy S10 Lite features much more memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has an external memory card slot that holds up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite counts with a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and video, and they both have the same resolution camera and the same back camera sensor size, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite also counts with a way better video quality.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, making this phone a very good choice.
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