Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (Global Version) vs Xiaomi Redmi 12C

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced February 2018 April 2020 December 2022
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - May 2020 Available - January 2023
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 8,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Tropical Green, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray Black, Blue, Mint, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm
(6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
168.8 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.65 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10 Android 12
User Interface Samsung Experience MIUI 11 MIUI 13
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 618 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.67 inches 6.71 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi) 720 x 1650 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 84.28% 82.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 119° (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
50 MP, (wide), PDAF
2 MP (depth)
HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5020 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -