Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$840

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm	6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Carbon gray, Sunset purple, Ocean green	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.27% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 83.68% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G80 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Mali G52 MC2	Adreno 630
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5020 mAh	3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 15min

Gaming

7h 3min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
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, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.58 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg Phablet: 3.68 W/kg

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$940

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$890

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