Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 09, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm	6.16 x 2.97 x 0.37 inches 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 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
Carbon gray, Sunset purple, Ocean green	Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.27% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 81.81% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 270 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)	Untested

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Hardware

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

Battery

Type
5020 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	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 (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	2 MP (Depth information)
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p	1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
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, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	Infrared

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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, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

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

Memory	4GB/64GB