Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) vs Google Pixel 3a vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 4G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Xiaomi
Announced April 2016 2019, May November 2020
Status Available - April 2016 Available. Released 2019, May Coming Soon - December 2020
Price Rs. 32,490 ($477.79) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Gray, Green, Blue, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED No Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Adreno 510 Adreno 615 Adreno 610
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Screen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
400 nits (typ)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.0 inches 5.6 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.93% 74.99% 83.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 12.2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, OIS, f/1.9, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging 2.5W
Capacity 5000 mAh 3000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
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