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Xiaomi Redmi 9A vs Apple iPhone 11

33 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 9A
VS
56 out of 100
Apple iPhone 11
Xiaomi Redmi 9A
Apple iPhone 11

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi 9A (with MediaTek Helio G25) that was released on June 30, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 9A
  • Comes with 1890 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3110 mAh
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (24:07 vs 22:24 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
  • Has a 0.43 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 6.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1101K versus 163K)
  • Delivers 54% higher peak brightness (673 against 437 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A13 Bionic
  • Stereo speakers
  • 21% higher pixel density (326 vs 269 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 9A and Apple iPhone 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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2 / 32 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
40.7
(Average)
Value Index
107.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 9A
vs
iPhone 11

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.53 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 269 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 625 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1% 79.9%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 92.9% 99.8%
PWM - Not detected
Response time 40 ms 24.8 ms
Contrast 1318:1 999:1
Screen space comparison
Redmi 9A
6.53″ (20:9 ratio) = 16 in2
iPhone 11
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 9A
437 nits
iPhone 11 +54%
673 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 164.9 mm (6.49 inches) 150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Gray, Blue, Green White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner No No
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 9A +2%
81.1%
iPhone 11
79.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 9A and Apple iPhone 11
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G25 Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 2000 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53		 - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics IMG PowerVR GE8320 Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU shading units 32 256
GPU clock 650 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~41.8 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 9A and Apple iPhone 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 9A
472
iPhone 11 +275%
1770
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 9A
1524
iPhone 11 +174%
4173
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 9A
n/a
iPhone 11
13651
Compute Score (GPU) - 13651
Single-core score 472 1770
Multi-core score 1524 4173
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 9A
163723
iPhone 11 +573%
1101851
CPU 77541 296803
GPU 14691 301818
Memory 29116 149834
UX 42375 353396
Total score 163723 1101851
Samples Less than 3 [36 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
Redmi 9A
n/a
iPhone 11
2564
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Section 1 - 12 FPS
Section 2 - 10 FPS
Section 3 - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 2564
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Redmi 9A
n/a
iPhone 11
2001
Stability - 70%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 2001
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 9A
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (Carlos)AnTuTu 11165673
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Apple iPhone 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 GPU13778
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 CPU1788 / 4241
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)AnTuTu 111115933
📘 2026-10-03 (Deni)AnTuTu 11824750
📘 2026-09-21 (Евгений :))AnTuTu 111178640
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 2 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1600 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 NVMe
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
ROM MIUI 12.5 Enhanced -
OS size 11 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 3110 mAh
Max charge power 10 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging No Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:55 hr 1:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:08 hr 08:46 hr
Watching video 13:37 hr 13:37 hr
Gaming 05:37 hr 04:58 hr
Standby 118 hr 110 hr
General battery life
Redmi 9A +8%
24:07 hr
iPhone 11
22:24 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm 26 mm
Sensor - Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 73
Zoom - 63
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 2560 x 1960 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 114
Video - 135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type Micro USB No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* No Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 4 18
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 9A
76.5 dB
iPhone 11 +9%
83.4 dB

Other

Category Budget Flagship
Announced June 2020 September 2019
Release date August 2020 September 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $100 $699
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 10A -
SAR (head) 0.398 W/kg 0.95 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.901 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 11 is definitely a better buy.

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