Honor 9S vs Xiaomi Redmi 9A

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Comparing the Honor 9S vs Xiaomi Redmi 9A across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 9S and Xiaomi Redmi 9A run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi 9A offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while Honor 9S offers 5.45 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 9A the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi 9A features a IPS LCD display compared to Honor 9S's TFT LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi 9A the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 9A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 9S offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 9A better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Honor 9S and Xiaomi Redmi 9A feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 9A offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Honor 9S offers 3020 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 9A better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 9S and Xiaomi Redmi 9A offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 9A receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Honor 9S has a rating of 3.8.

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Honor 9S
₹7,999
(Out of Stock)
Xiaomi Redmi 9A
₹6,499
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
68%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2020
04 Sep, 2020

Performance

MediaTek Helio P22
MediaTek Helio G25
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
TFT LCD
IPS LCD
720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3020 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

3.8/5
(22,492 ratings)
4.2/5
(65,692 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2020
(Official)
Sep 04, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Magic UI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P22
MediaTek Helio G25

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
PowerVR GE8320

RAM

2 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Display Type

TFT LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.45 inches  (13.84 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A
400 nits

Aspect Ratio

18:9
20:9

Pixel Density

295 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.8 %
81.08 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

146.5 mm
164.9 mm

Width

70.9 mm
77 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
9 mm

Weight

144 grams
194 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3020 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.528 W/kg Body: 0.791 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass