Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 14, 2018	Mar 23, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$249

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm	6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 165.75 x 76.68 x 8.8 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Interstellar grey, Aurora blue, Glacier white

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.42% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	5020 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$279

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Full specifications
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Specs	Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs