Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,141, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro scores 1,754, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 6.2 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 5020 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 3500 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

₹70,000

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

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Summary

Release Date

16 Mar, 2018

17 Mar, 2020

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810	Snapdragon 720G	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	5 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


3500 mAh	5020 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

9.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Gorgeous design and display
Fantastic camera, even in low light
Powerful performance
Features such as 3.5mm port and dual-SIM support

Stellar design
The primary camera is quite good
Amazing battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Intelligent scan isn’t fast enough
AR Emojis are barely useful
Average battery life

Gaming is weaker than Realme 6's MediaTek G90T
Pricing is confusing

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(39,312 ratings)

4.3/5

(162,019 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

248,237

AnTuTu Score

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 16, 2018

(Official)

Mar 17, 2020

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

MIUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 465 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 465

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm

8 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP18

Adreno 618

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

248,237

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

2.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

15.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

450 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

60 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

531 ppi

395 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.99 %

84.62 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

158.1 mm

165.7 mm

162.7 mm

Width

73.8 mm

76.6 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.8 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

189 grams

209 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh

5020 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(3G)

Up to 29 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

2h 15m 7s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB

Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.898 W/kg Body: 0.483 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Stylus

Yes

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

IRIS Scanner

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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