Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S9

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,807, while Samsung Galaxy S9 scores 1,804, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S9 offers 5.8 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 5020 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S9 offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max better for longer battery life.


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


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S9 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

11 May, 2020
16 Mar, 2018
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

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

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

32 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5020 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh
33W Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

User Ratings

4.4/5
(42,317 ratings)
4.4/5
(30,776 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

277,621
AnTuTu Score
365,059
AnTuTu Score
N/A
19h 03m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
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General

Launch Date

May 11, 2020
(Official)
Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
10 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Mali-G72 MP18
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

277,621
365,059
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
N/A
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

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

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

450 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
18.5:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
568 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.73 %
84.51 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

165.5 mm
147.7 mm
162.7 mm

Width

76.6 mm
68.7 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.5 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

209 grams
163 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.891/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.6µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.4 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
5 MP
Macro Camera1.12µm pixel size
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
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
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Movie Frame
Video Pro Mode
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

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/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5020 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 22 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse 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
N/A

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

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

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 400 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
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)
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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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
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)
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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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

Stylus

N/A
Yes
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

IRIS Scanner

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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