Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Xiaomi Redmi 9T

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Xiaomi
Announced August 2019 Expected Announcement - May 2020 January 2021
Status Coming Soon October 9, 2019 Rumored Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue Black, White, Blue Carbon Gray, Twilight Blue, Sunrise Orange, Ocean Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface MIUI 10 One UI 2.0 MIUI 12
Processor Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Adreno 505 - Adreno 610
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Screen
400 nits (typ)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.22 inches 6.55 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 83.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
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, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
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, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go Yes USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB (UFS 2.2), 4 GB RAM or 64 GB (UFS 2.1), 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported 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 not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging 2.5W
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -