Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 vs OnePlus Nord CE 5G Specs Comparison

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8.5
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
8.7
OnePlus Nord CE 5G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 OnePlus Nord CE 5G
Released · May 12, 2020
Released · Jun 21, 2021
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
3GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
5020 mAh
4500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 30, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches
162.3 x 77.2 x 8.9 mm
6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches
159.2 x 73.5 x 7.9 mm
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g 6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Frame: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Forest green, Polar white, Midnight gray Blue Void, Charcoal Ink, Silver Ray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.52% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 85.39% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED, 90Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent) 3.1 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G85 (12 nm) Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 570 Gold
GPU
Mali G52 MC2 Adreno 619
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
4GB/128GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10) Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
5020 mAh, Li - Polymer 4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wired: 30.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
10h 43min
Gaming
7h 34min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
9h 50min
Gaming
8h 47min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.2 μm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
13 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (EIS)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage
Memory 4GB/128GB
With 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
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