Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8A Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 25, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm	6.15 x 2.97 x 0.37 inches 156.3 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
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Carbon gray, Sunset purple, Ocean green	Ocean Blue, Sunset Red, Midnight Black

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	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 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	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
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	1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	Yes 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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, 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

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
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, HSPA
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

With 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage.

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.

Memory	4GB/64GB

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