Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs Xiaomi Redmi 9

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Xiaomi	Xiaomi
Announced
August 2017	March 2020	Not announced yet
Status
Coming Soon - September 2017	Coming Soon - April 2020	Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, June
Colors
Black, Blue Coral, Gold	Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray	Ocean Green, Sunset Purple, Carbon Gray
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)	165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm (6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)	163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm (6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
Weight
195 g (6.88 oz)	209 g (7.37 oz)	198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type
Single/Dual 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 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 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), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)	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
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay	- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) Splash-proof	- Fingerprint Sensor Splash resistant
Notification LED
Yes	-	-

OS
Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)	Android 10.0	Android 10.0
User Interface
-	MIUI 11	MIUI 11, upgradable to MIUI 12
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa	Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)	Octa-Core (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs), MediaTek Helio G80 12nm
GPU
Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20	Adreno 618	Mali-G52 2EEMC2
RAM
6 GB	6 GB	4 GB
Internal Memory
64/128/256 GB	128 GB	64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5	FHD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Corning Gorilla Glass 5 450 nits typ. brightness (advertised)	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.3 inches	6.67 inches	6.53 inches
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)	1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.03%	84.28%	83.09%
Multi-Touch

3.5mm Jack

Radio
No	FM radio, recording	Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required)
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Rear Camera
Dual 12 MP	48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP	13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash
LED Flash	LED flash	LED flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama	48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) HDR, Panorama	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@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.7, AF	16 MP Punch-Hole, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm HDR 1080p@30fps	8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps

GPRS
Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A	HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	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	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
HTML5	Yes	Yes

Internal
64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM	128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)	64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity
3300 mAh	5020 mAh	5020 mAh
Stand by
-	-	-
Talk Time
-	-	-