Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.98 oz (198.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Carbon gray, Sunset purple, Ocean green	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	LCD
Screen-to-body
83.27 %	85.80 %
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G80 (12 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali G52 MC2	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB (eMMC 5.1)	64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android	Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
5020 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 15min

Gaming

7h 3min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

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Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 179
In The Box
10W Charger, TPU case, USB Type-C cable, SIM eject tool, Warranty card, User guide	Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
	Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

With 32GB storage

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

With 128GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Redmi 9 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs
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