Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A21s 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,754, while Samsung Galaxy A21s scores 1,103, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A21s offers 6.5 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy A21s's PLS TFT LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A21s feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A21s offers 13 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 A21s offers 5000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A21s offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A21s is rated 7.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy A21s has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

77%
75%

Release Date

17 Mar, 2020
17 Jun, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 720G
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
IPS LCD
PLS TFT LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
13 MP

Battery

5020 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
15W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Stellar design 
  • The primary camera is quite good
  • Amazing battery life
  • Good battery life
  • Nice display
  • Daylight photography is good

Cons

  • Gaming is weaker than Realme 6's MediaTek G90T
  • Pricing is confusing
  • Low-light camera performance needs improvement
  • Chipset could have been better
  • Macro sensor is iffy

User Ratings

4.3/5
(162,019 ratings)
4.2/5
(26,106 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
121,139
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 19m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 17, 2020
(Official)
Jun 17, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

MIUI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
8 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Mali-G52 MP1

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
121,139

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s
31.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.8 %
15.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
PLS TFT LCD

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

450 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.62 %
82.75 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

165.7 mm
163.7 mm

Width

76.6 mm
75.3 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

209 grams
192 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.791/2.25" sensor size S5KGM2 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.6µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Macro Video
Kaleidoscope
Short Video Mode
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera1µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5020 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 29 Hours(2G)
Up to 54 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 15W Fast 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.

N/A
16h 19m

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

2h 15m 7s
1h 44m 7s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
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 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 0.898 W/kg Body: 0.483 W/kg
Head: 0.831 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct 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

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Rear

Other Sensors

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