Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Samsung
Announced August 2019 2020, March 12 2021, January 14
Status Coming Soon - October 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 25 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gamma Green, Halo White, Shadow Black Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Black Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.3 × 76.4 × 8.79 mm
(6.35 × 3.01 × 0.35 in)
165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm
(6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 199.8 g (7.02.0.28 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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), 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), 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) LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (Side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0 Android 11
User Interface MIUI 10 MIUI 11 One UI 3.1
Processor Octa core (2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55), MediaTek Helio G90T Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea
GPU Mali-G76 MP4 Adreno 618 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Full HD+ LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass protection IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.53 inches 6.67 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 86.05% 86.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio, recording FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.7", 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
64 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1/5.0", 1.75µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Yes 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 present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 4)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 33W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 4500 mAh 5020 mAh 4000 mAh
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