Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9C Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S9
Samsung Galaxy S9 Xiaomi Redmi 9C
Released · Mar 16, 2018
Released · Aug 12, 2020
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018 Jun 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$720

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
6.49 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches
164.9 x 77 x 9 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g) 6.91 oz (196.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue Midnight Gray, Sunrise Orange, Twilight Blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 81.15% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) MediaTek Helio G35 MT6765G (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
2300 MHz
Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630 PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/256GB
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps)
5 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
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, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
With 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage
Memory 3GB/64GB
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
With NFC enabled
Other NFC
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $820
With 3GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and NFC enabled
Memory 3GB/64GB
Other NFC
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $770
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