Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced February 2018 March 2023 March 2023
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Available - March 2023 Coming Soon - Q1 2023
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Onyx Gray, Mint Green, Ice Blue Onyx Black, Ice Blue, Pearl Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
165.7 x 76 x 7.9 mm
(6.52 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 183.5 g (6.46.0.18 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 LTE
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)
IP53, dust and splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP53, dust and splash resistant
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 13 Android 13
User Interface Samsung Experience MIUI 14 MIUI 14
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 (4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 685 (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G96 (12 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
450 nits (typ), 700 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.67 inches 6.43 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 85.11% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 108 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 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
108 MP, (wide), PDAF
other unspecified cameras
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.0"
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
Unspecified
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, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
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 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.2 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Not 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 present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -