Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs TCL 30 XE 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 23, 2020	Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$249

Design

Dimensions
6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 165.75 x 76.68 x 8.8 mm	6.46 x 2.95 x 0.335 inches 164.1 x 74.9 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.37 oz (209.0 g)	6.88 oz (195.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Interstellar grey, Aurora blue, Glacier white

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.42% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.48% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V/ZA (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 465	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 618	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5020 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information)
Third camera
5 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Macro)
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP 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	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n25, n41, n66, n71, n77
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

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

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs	TCL 30 XE 5G Specs