Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

Xiaomi Redmi 9
xiaomi redmi 9
Samsung Galaxy A21s
samsung galaxy a21s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced Not announced yet Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, June Rumored
Colors Ocean Green, Sunset Purple, Carbon Gray Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
(6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 20(800), 25(1900), 2628, 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 10.0
User Interface MIUI 11, upgradable to MIUI 12 One UI 2.0
Processor Octa-Core (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs), MediaTek Helio G80 12nm [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 [Similar]
GPU Mali-G52 2EEMC2 [Similar] -
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.53 inches [Similar] 6.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.09% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required) -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118° (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
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
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG 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 not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 5020 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -