Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8

Price Comparison (India)

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Manufacturer
Xiaomi	Xiaomi
Announced
Not announced yet	August 2019
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, June	Coming Soon October 9, 2019
Price
-	Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Ocean Green, Sunset Purple, Carbon Gray	Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm (6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)	156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm (6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
Weight
198 g (6.98 oz)	180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type
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 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
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)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor Splash resistant	- Fingerprint Sensor - P2i nano hydrophobic coating

OS
Android 10.0	Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface
MIUI 11, upgradable to MIUI 12	MIUI 10
Processor
Octa-Core (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs), MediaTek Helio G80 12nm [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G52 2EEMC2 [Similar]	Adreno 505 [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64 GB	64 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.53 inches [Similar]	6.22 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)	720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.09%	-
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED Flash
Features
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	12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF 2 MP, depth sensor HDR, Panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS	1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

3.5mm Jack

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

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE-A	HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity
5020 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-