TCL 50 NxtPaper vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

General Info

Manufacturer
TCL	Xiaomi
Announced
September 2024	March 2020
Status
Coming Soon - September 2024	Coming Soon - April 2020
Colors
Moon Gray, Midnight Blue, Pale Gold, Rosy Purple	Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
167.6 x 75.5 x 8 mm (6.6 x 2.97 x 0.31 in)	165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm (6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight
196 g (6.91 oz)	209 g (7.37 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM, eSIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42	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)
5G Network
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA	-
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)	- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) Splash-proof

OS
Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades	Android 10.0
User Interface
-	MIUI 11
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2 [Similar]	Adreno 618 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Type
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen, 120Hz	FHD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Corning Gorilla Glass 5 450 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.8 inches [Similar]	6.67 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2460 pixels (395 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
86.82%	84.28%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED flash
Features
108 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) HDR	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
Video
1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm HDR Video - 1080p@30fps [Similar]	16 MP Punch-Hole, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 2.0	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast Battery Charging 33W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity
5010 mAh	5020 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-