Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced August 2019 Not announced yet
Status Coming Soon - October 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, June
Price Rs. 9,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Nebula Red, Neptune Blue, Space Black Ocean Green, Sunset Purple, Carbon Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.3 x 75.3 × 8.35 mm
(6.23 x 2.96 × 0.33 in)
163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
(6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network 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), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
User Interface MIUI 10 MIUI 11, upgradable to MIUI 12
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) [Similar] Octa-Core (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs), MediaTek Helio G80 12nm [Similar]
GPU Adreno 610 [Similar] Mali-G52 2EEMC2 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Full HD+ curved glass LCD Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.39 inches [Similar] 6.53 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 83.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, (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, Panorana
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
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 13 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Yes 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 not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 4)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 4000 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -