Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi A1 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Released · Sep 12, 2017
Released · Apr 07, 2020
5.5-inch
6.7-inch
Dual camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3080 mAh
5020 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches
165.75 x 76.68 x 8.8 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink Interstellar grey, Aurora blue, Glacier white

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.87 % 84.42 %
Peak brightness
450 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 618
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
3080 mAh 5020 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
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
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Infrared, 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE, 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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 249
In The Box
22.5W Wire charger, Simple protective cover, USB Type-C cable, SIM eject tool, User guide, Warranty card

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 05, 2017 Mar 23, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 279
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