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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-05-20 | 2020-05-22 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Black and Purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.2 |
| 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 10.45 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 II has a general score of 91, which is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's global score of 76.6. Both phones we compare here include Android OS, but Sony Xperia 1 II has a more recent 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10. Although the Sony Xperia 1 II and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 were released with only a couple of months difference, the Sony Xperia 1 II is somewhat thinner and a bit lighter.
Sony Xperia 1 II has a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 1 II also has a greater amount of RAM. The Xperia 1 II counts with a sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a same size screen, the Xperia 1 II also has a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 and a lot better screen density.
Xperia 1 II counts with much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 1 II, because it has a 26 percent larger battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with just a bit better camera than Xperia 1 II, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor which gives a lower image and video quality, a smaller aperture which is not favorable for shooting images or videos in poorly lited environments and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a back camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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