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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Summary
69%
86%
Performance

Snapdragon 625

3 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

4 GB RAM

Display

5.99" (15.21 cm)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

5.8" (14.73 cm)

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

4000 mAh

3000 mAh

22 h talktime (3G)

Storage

32 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

64 GB

400 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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4/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 350,714 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 31,936 ratings

Benchmarks

N/A

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General
Launch Date

February 22, 2018 (Official)

March 16, 2018 (Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

MIUI

Performance
Good
Good
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

CPU

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core (2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 506

Mali-G72 MP18

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4X

Display
Good
Excellent
Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.99 " (15.21 cm)

5.8 " (14.73 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9

18.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

568 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.48 %

84.51 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 158.5 mm
Width: 75.4 mm
Thickness: 8 mm

Height: 147.7 mm
Width: 68.7 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm

Weight

180 grams

163 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Lake Blue

Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple

Waterproof

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

12 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(1.25µm pixel size)

12 MP f/2.4, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

S5K2L3, CMOS image sensor, ISOCELL Plus

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

8 MP f/1.7, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(25 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)

Sensor

CMOS

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Average
Capacity

4000 mAh

3000 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 22 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 408 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

Quick Charging

, Fast

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

32 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 400 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM, Dual VoLTE

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.751 W/kg, Body: 0.545 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.2

, v5.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Rear

IRIS Scanner

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, rgbw sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Stylus

Applications

WPS Office, Hungama, Amazon apps, Microsoft Skype Lite, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Photos, Duo, Play Music, Chrome, Gmail, Drive, YouTube and Maps

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