Apple iPhone SE (2020) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 15, 2020	Mar 23, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$249

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 165.75 x 76.68 x 8.8 mm
Weight
5.22 oz (148.0 g)	7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red	Interstellar grey, Aurora blue, Glacier white

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.42% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 465
GPU
Apple-designed 4 core	Adreno 618
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	5020 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

3h 36min

Browsing

9h 5min

Video

4h 45min

Gaming

4h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$449

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$279

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$549

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs	Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs
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