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Xiaomi Redmi 9T vs Redmi 9C

42 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 9T
VS
32 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
Xiaomi Redmi 9T
Xiaomi Redmi 9C

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi 9T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 662) that was released on January 8, 2021, against the Xiaomi Redmi 9C, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 and came out 6 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 9T
  • 57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (314K versus 200K)
  • 47% higher pixel density (395 vs 269 PPI)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
  • Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 9T and Redmi 9C crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Redmi 9T
39*
Redmi 9C
33*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Redmi 9T
42*
Redmi 9C
32*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
2 / 32 GB
54.0
(Average)
Value Index
99.3
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 9T
vs
Redmi 9C

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.53 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 269 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.4% 81.1%
Display tests
RGB color space 96.4% 92.9%
PWM 880 Hz 17120 Hz
Response time 42 ms 47 ms
Contrast 1868:1 881:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 9T +5%
439 nits
Redmi 9C
420 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 164.9 mm (6.49 inches)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green, Orange Gray, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 9T +3%
83.4%
Redmi 9C
81.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 9T and Xiaomi Redmi 9C
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 MediaTek Helio G35
Max clock 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 11 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 683 No
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 IMG PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 128 32
GPU clock 950 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 9T and Xiaomi Redmi 9C
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 9T +15%
344
Redmi 9C
300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 9T +44%
1215
Redmi 9C
843
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 9T
304
Redmi 9C
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 304 -
Single-core score 344 300
Multi-core score 1215 843
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 9T +57%
314539
Redmi 9C
200794
CPU 134763 98876
GPU 23775 12351
Memory 83696 52554
UX 72305 37013
Total score 314539 200794
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 9T
6307
Redmi 9C
n/a
Web score 5767 -
Video editing 3680 -
Photo editing 12485 -
Data manipulation 5241 -
Writing score 7187 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 9T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Kanz)AnTuTu 11349349
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (arsts)AnTuTu 11314539
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-22 (West)AnTuTu 11314356
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-19 (Lea_a67_)Geekbench 6 GPU304
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-19 (Lea_a67_)Geekbench 6 CPU344 / 1215
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Xiaomi Redmi 9C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-22 -> KILLERBOT2006CPU Throttle90%
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-20 (Meow cute)AnTuTu 11200794
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 32 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM MIUI 14 MIUI 12
OS size 21 GB 18 GB

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 10 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (25% in 30 min) No
Full charging time 2:30 hr 2:59 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:57 hr -
Watching video 15:26 hr -
Gaming 06:05 hr -
Standby 175 hr -
General battery life
Redmi 9T
31:10 hr
Redmi 9C
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 4128 x 3096
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) No
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 28 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM1 -
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 8 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV8856 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2560 x 1960
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 13 4
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 9T +9%
84.6 dB
Redmi 9C
77.7 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced January 2021 June 2020
Release date January 2021 September 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $180 $110
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
SAR (head) 0.6 W/kg 0.355 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.81 W/kg 0.729 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
*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 Xiaomi Redmi 9T is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

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382 (82.9%)
79 (17.1%)
Total votes: 461

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