Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB vs vivo Y31s

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB vs vivo Y31s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while vivo Y31s runs at 2.0 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while vivo Y31s offers 6.58 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB and vivo Y31s feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while vivo Y31s offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while vivo Y31s offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB delivers longer battery life with 19h 03m, while vivo Y31s delivers None, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max 128GB and vivo Y31s offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

11 May, 2020
18 Dec, 2021
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 720G
Snapdragon 480
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.58 inches (16.71 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2408 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5020 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
33W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5
(148,358 ratings)
N/A
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

277,621
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
19h 03m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

May 11, 2020
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
Funtouch OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
8 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Adreno 619
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

277,621
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

30.6 %
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.58 inches  (16.71 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2408 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

450 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
401 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.73 %
84.43 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90.61 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

165.5 mm
164.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

76.6 mm
75.4 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.4 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

209 grams
185.5 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.891/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 CMOS image sensor ISO-CELL ISOCELL Plus 1.6µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide AngleCMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera1.12µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Movie Frame
Video Pro Mode
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 1.6µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5020 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

19h 03m
N/A
16h 04m

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

1h 39m 53s
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 / N3 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
N/A
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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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.880 W/kg Body: 0.475 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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