Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X vs Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X	Apple iPhone XS
Released · Feb 14, 2017	Released · Sep 21, 2018
5.5-inch	5.8-inch
Single camera	Dual camera
3GB · 32GB	4GB · 64GB
4100 mAh	2659 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches 151 x 76 x 8.45 mm	5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g)	6.24 oz (177.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Pink, Green	Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch	5.8-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Screen-to-body
72.78 %	82.64 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 506	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
3GB (DDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Capacity
4100 mAh	2659 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

7h 49min

Video

4h 42min

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (CMOS image sensor, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3218A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.90 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 145	$ 999
In The Box
	EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 08, 2017	Sep 12, 2018

Alternative variants


Internal storage	16GB

with 512 GB storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1349


System chip	MediaTek Helio X20 MT6797 (20 nm)
Processor	Deca-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP4
RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

with 256 GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1149

Links

Full specifications
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