Xiaomi Black Shark 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Black Shark 2	Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Released · Mar 28, 2019	Released · Apr 07, 2020
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px	6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera	Quad camera
8GB · 128GB	4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh	5020 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Mar 23, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$249

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches 163.61 x 75.01 x 8.77 mm	6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 165.75 x 76.68 x 8.8 mm
Weight
7.23 oz / 205.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Interstellar grey, Aurora blue, Glacier white

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 81.78% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.42% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 430 nits	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 618
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 12GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5020 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	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 (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
20 MP (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,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
Type-C, 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
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Infrared

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Full Specs
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Specs

Full Specs
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256 GB of Storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

with 128GB storage


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