Xiaomi Redmi 9C vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 30, 2020	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches 164.9 x 77 x 9 mm	5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.91 oz / 196.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight Gray, Sunrise Orange, Twilight Blue	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.15% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	OLED
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G35 MT6765G (12 nm)	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 615
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh
Charging
	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 48min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
5 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

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
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
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, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	3GB/64GB

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71

With NFC enabled

Other	NFC

With 3GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and NFC enabled

Memory	3GB/64GB
Other	NFC

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