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Xiaomi Redmi 8A vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Redmi 8A
5.0
Xiaomi Redmi 9
Xiaomi Redmi 8A Xiaomi Redmi 9
Released · Sep 30, 2019
Released · Jun 18, 2020
6.2-inch · 1520x720px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
5000 mAh
5020 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 25, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.97 x 0.37 inches
156.3 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 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Ocean Blue, Sunset Red, Midnight Black 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)
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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
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
3GB/32GB
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
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Browsing
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Video
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Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
9h 15min
Gaming
7h 3min
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
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
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 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
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, HSPA 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

With 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage.
Memory 3GB/32GB
with 64GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.
Memory 4GB/64GB
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