Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T

Samsung Galaxy Note 9
samsung galaxy note 9
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
xiaomi redmi note 8t
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced August 2018 November 2019
Status Available - August 2018 Coming Soon - November 2019
Price Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black Stellar blue, Moon white, Midnight gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
161.1 x 75.4 x 8.6 mm
(6.34 x 2.97 x 0.34 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - MIUI 10
Processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 6/8 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128/512 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.15% 80.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Led Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm
1080p@30fps
HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, 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
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -