Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs Realme Note 60
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on March 23, 2020, against the Realme Note 60, which is powered by Unisoc Tiger T612 and came out 4 years and 6 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 9S
- 60% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (515K versus 321K)
- 52% higher pixel density (395 vs 260 PPI)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 720G
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
- 79% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 751 and 420 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme Note 60
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 12
- The phone is 4 years and 6 months newer
- Weighs 23 grams less
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 | 6.67 inches | 6.74 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 260 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 628 nits | 560 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84% | 85.6% |
| RGB color space | 114.9% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 34 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1111:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166 mm (6.54 inches) | 167.26 mm (6.59 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.84 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP64 |
| Rear material | Glass | Metal |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.37/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Unisoc Tiger T612 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | - |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G57 MP1 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 32 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~39.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1215 | - |
| Single-core score | 751 | 420 |
| Multi-core score | 1805 | 1535 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 228452 | 129928 |
| GPU | 50275 | 20721 |
| Memory | 92986 | 68278 |
| UX | 143936 | 103059 |
| Total score | 515649 | 321986 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 314 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6590 | 8324 |
| Video editing | 5430 | 4329 |
| Photo editing | 16585 | 15998 |
| Data manipulation | 6786 | 5813 |
| Writing score | 9568 | 9489 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-27 (Makasin0) | AnTuTu 11 | 624334 |
| 📘 2026-06-14 (Dai) | AnTuTu 11 | 502298 |
| 📘 2026-06-07 (Makasin) | AnTuTu 11 | 618293 |
| 📘 2025-12-25 (Felipe) | AnTuTu 11 | 487011 |
| 📘 2025-11-13 (Unixon) | AnTuTu 11 | 527461 |
Realme Note 60
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-11 (AJ) | AnTuTu 12 | 454731 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 14 |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | Realme UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 18 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 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 | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 50 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | - | 800 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:56 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:15 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:45 hr | - |
| Standby | 136 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#106th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | - |
| 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) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 32 MP 2) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KE9 | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p 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 |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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* | 12 | 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | March 2020 | August 2024 |
| Release date | April 2020 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $200 | $90 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S | - Realme Note 70 |
| SAR (head) | 0.72 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.98 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - 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 camera, performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S. But if the display, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Realme Note 60.
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