Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 09, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.97 x 0.37 inches 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm	6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue	Carbon gray, Sunset purple, Ocean green

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 81.81% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.27% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)	MediaTek Helio G80 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1950 MHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 505	Mali G52 MC2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC
OS
Android (10)	Android

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5020 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 15min

Gaming

7h 3min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)	1080p
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 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
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

Comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage.

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 64GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

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