Honor 8X vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 03, 2018	Mar 23, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$249

Design

Dimensions
6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm	6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 165.75 x 76.68 x 8.8 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red	Interstellar grey, Aurora blue, Glacier white

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.42% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 465
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3750 mAh, Li - Polymer	5020 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
20 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	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
1080p (60 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
16 MP	16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

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

Links

Full specifications
Honor 8X Specs	Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs
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