Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8

Xiaomi Redmi 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced Not announced yet August 2019
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, June Coming Soon October 9, 2019
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Ocean Green, Sunset Purple, Carbon Gray Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
(6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 2628, 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface MIUI 11, upgradable to MIUI 12 MIUI 10
Processor Octa-Core (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs), MediaTek Helio G80 12nm [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G52 2EEMC2 [Similar] Adreno 505 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.53 inches [Similar] 6.22 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.09% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required) FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118° (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 5020 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -