Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (Global Version)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced August 2017 2020, March 12 April 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 17 Coming Soon - May 2020
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Black Tropical Green, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm
(6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm
(6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (Side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface - MIUI 11 MIUI 11
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Adreno 618 Adreno 618
RAM 6 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 86.05% 84.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio, recording -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.43", 1.12µm, omnidirectional PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1/5.0", 1.75µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 119° (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 16 MP, (wide)
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5020 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -