Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Redmi 9
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G90T) that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Xiaomi Redmi 9, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (495K versus 346K)
- Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (644 against 427 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
- 53% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 635 and 416 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 9
- Shows 8% longer battery life (22:51 vs 21:15 hours)
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
- The phone is 9 months newer
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.53 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 640 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 83.2% |
| RGB color space | - | 93% |
| PWM | - | 500 Hz |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
| Contrast | - | 710:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Green | Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G90T | MediaTek Helio G80 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 2.0 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G76MC4 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 96 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~153.6 GFLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1951 | - |
| Single-core score | 635 | 416 |
| Multi-core score | 1762 | 1347 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 199526 | 144052 |
| GPU | 52690 | 27402 |
| Memory | 102043 | 77023 |
| UX | 141379 | 98311 |
| Total score | 495638 | 346788 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 79% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 381 | 171 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7027 | 8789 |
| Video editing | 5648 | 5624 |
| Photo editing | 18399 | 19468 |
| Data manipulation | 6971 | 6135 |
| Writing score | 8199 | 9169 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-19 (Ammar) | AnTuTu 11 | 466935 |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | AnTuTu 11 | 498114 |
| 📘 2026-07-01 (Suraj) | AnTuTu 11 | 448487 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 (Drakarys) | AnTuTu 11 | 502374 |
Xiaomi Redmi 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-08 (Itsorif) | AnTuTu 11 | 312297 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 (klinton) | AnTuTu 11 | 374733 |
| 📘 2026-05-13 () | AnTuTu 11 | 388645 |
| 📘 2026-03-30 (WinFuck) | AnTuTu 11 | 344734 |
| 📘 2025-09-06 -> overcooked | AnTuTu 11 | 346788 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | MIUI 13 |
| OS size | 10.3 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5020 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 80 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 3:05 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | 08:45 hr |
| Watching video | 12:01 hr | 13:56 hr |
| Gaming | 05:02 hr | 05:30 hr |
| Standby | 115 hr | 113 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1 | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.9 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 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- 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 | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | August 2019 | June 2020 |
| Release date | October 2019 | July 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | $130 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | 0.71 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | 1.06 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 10 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi 9.
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