Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 (India) vs Samsung Galaxy M21

General Info

Manufacturer
Xiaomi	Samsung
Announced
2020, July 20	2020, March 18
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, July 24	Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 23
Price
Rs. 11,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Forest Green, Midnight Grey, Polar White	Midnight Blue, Raven Black
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162.3 x 77.2 x 8.9 mm (6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)	159 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm (6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight
199 g (7.02 oz)	188 g (6.63 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
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)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor	- Fingerprint Sensor

OS
Android 10.0	Android 10.0
User Interface
MIUI 11	One UI 2.0
Processor
Octa-core (2x Cortex-A75 @ 2 GHz, 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2 GHz), MediaTek Helio G85 (12nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2 [Similar]	Mali-G72 MP3 [Similar]
RAM
6 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Type
FHD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Corning Gorilla Glass 3 420 nits max brightness (advertised)
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.53 inches [Similar]	6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)	1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.40%	84.07%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED Flash
Features
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 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) HDR, Panorama	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm HDR, Panorama 1080p@30fps [Similar]	20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.8", 1.0μm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A	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
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM	128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (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 15W
Capacity
5020mAh	6000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-