Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs vivo S1 Pro

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs vivo S1 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,754, while vivo S1 Pro scores 1,369, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while vivo S1 Pro offers 6.38 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the larger display of the two. vivo S1 Pro features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro's IPS LCD, making vivo S1 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and vivo S1 Pro feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo S1 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers 16 MP, making vivo S1 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo S1 Pro delivers longer battery life with 13h 23m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro delivers None, making vivo S1 Pro the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while vivo S1 Pro offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while vivo S1 Pro is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo S1 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Mar, 2020
04 Jan, 2020
12 Mar, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 720G
Snapdragon 665
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.38 inches (16.21 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
Super HD (2772 x 1272)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
32 MP
32 MP

Battery

5020 mAh
4500 mAh
7000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
68W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Stellar design 
  • The primary camera is quite good
  • Amazing battery life
  • Good looking design
  • Decent battery
  • Display is up to the mark
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Slim and lightweight design
  • Reliable cameras
  • Dependable performance

Cons

  • Gaming is weaker than Realme 6's MediaTek G90T
  • Pricing is confusing
  • Poor choice of processor for the price
  • Please improve the software experience
  • Warms up quickly during gaming
  • Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

4.3/5
(162,019 ratings)
4.4/5
(38,771 ratings)
4.4/5
(18,954 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
172,519
AnTuTu Score
1,149,292
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
17h 34m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 17, 2020
(Official)
Jan 04, 2020
(Official)
Mar 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Years

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
Funtouch OS
Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
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Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
11 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Adreno 610
Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
8 GB
8 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.

N/A
172,519
1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s
28.0 s
18.0 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
1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
7.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
22.7 %
19.0 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.38 inches  (16.21 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

450 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
1500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
404 ppi
449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.62 %
83.39 %
92.05 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

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 %
96.2 %

Design

Height

165.7 mm
159.2 mm
162.76 mm

Width

76.6 mm
75.1 mm
75.60 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.6 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

209 grams
186.7 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very 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 Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Macro Video
Kaleidoscope
Short Video Mode
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5020 mAh
4500 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 29 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 68W Turbo Power 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
13h 23m
17h 34m

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

2h 15m 7s
1h 40m 3s
49m

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

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
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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 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 2600(band 38) / 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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.898 W/kg Body: 0.483 W/kg
Head: 1.191 W/kg Body: 0.475 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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