Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime
xiaomi redmi note 5a prime
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced October 2017 August 2018
Status Available - October 2017 Available - August 2018
Price Rs. 10,500 ($160.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Silver, Gray Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm
(6.02 x 3 x 0.3 in)
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo)
User Interface MIUI 9 -
Processor 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 [Similar] 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]
GPU Adreno 505 [Similar] Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 6/8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 128/512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.54% 84.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 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
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec
Front Camera 16 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3080 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -