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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 vs Redmi 9T

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
VS
43 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 9T
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
Xiaomi Redmi 9T

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on April 30, 2020, against the Xiaomi Redmi 9T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 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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  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 Note 9
  • 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (346K versus 314K)
  • 50% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 516 and 344 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 9T
  • Shows 28% longer battery life (31:10 vs 24:19 hours)
  • Comes with 980 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5020 mAh
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • The phone is 9 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Redmi 9T 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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Currency
3 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
79.2
(Good)
Value Index
57.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

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 450 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.5% 83.4%
Display tests
RGB color space 97.7% 96.4%
PWM Not detected 880 Hz
Response time 32.2 ms 42 ms
Contrast 4608:1 1868:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 9 +6%
464 nits
Redmi 9T
436 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 162.3 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) 77.3 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 9.6 mm (0.38 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Green Gray, Blue, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 9
83.5%
Redmi 9T
83.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Xiaomi Redmi 9T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 12 nanometers 11 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 683
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 48 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Xiaomi Redmi 9T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Note 9 +50%
516
Redmi 9T
344
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Note 9 +29%
1562
Redmi 9T
1215
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 304
Single-core score 516 344
Multi-core score 1562 1215
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 9 +10%
346495
Redmi 9T
314539
CPU 155097 134763
GPU 28220 23775
Memory 78693 83696
UX 84485 72305
Total score 346495 314539
Samples [2 tests] [2 tests]
PCMark 3.0
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 Note 9
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-03 (viko)AnTuTu338364
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-08 (Ryuu)AnTuTu346495
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Xiaomi Redmi 9T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Kanz)AnTuTu349349
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (arsts)AnTuTu314539
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-22 (West)AnTuTu314356
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-19 (Lea_a67_)GeekBench GPU304
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-19 (Lea_a67_)GeekBench CPU344 / 1215
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM MIUI 13 MIUI 14
OS size 16.5 GB 21 GB

Battery

Capacity 5020 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (25% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr 11:57 hr
Watching video 14:21 hr 15:26 hr
Gaming 05:45 hr 06:05 hr
Standby 121 hr 175 hr
General battery life
Redmi Note 9
24:19 hr
Redmi 9T +28%
31:10 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
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) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 118Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM1 Samsung S5KGM1
Sensor size 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV8856
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.0
Focal length 29 mm 27 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 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 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, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
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* 7 13
5G support No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced April 2020 January 2021
Release date June 2020 January 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $180
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G -
SAR (head) 0.8 W/kg 0.6 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.14 W/kg 0.81 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Redmi 9T. It has a better gaming, battery life, connectivity, and sound.

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