Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs Note 11 Pro (Global)
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on March 23, 2020, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global), which is powered by MediaTek Helio G96 and came out 23 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
- Shows 30% longer battery life (39:07 vs 30:10 hours)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 720G
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 568 and 507 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 30% higher maximum brightness (742 against 572 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- The phone is 1-year and 11-months newer
- Stereo speakers
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 86% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 114.9% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 34 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1111:1 | - |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 166 mm (6.54 inches) | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 210 gramm (7.41 oz) | 202 gramm (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | MediaTek Helio G96 |
| Max. clock | 2300 MHz | 2050 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali G57 MC2 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~435 GFLOPS | - |
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 106177 | 77251 |
| GPU | 84499 | 79928 |
| Memory | 55422 | 58788 |
| UX | 87366 | 88493 |
| Total score | 331638 | 304070 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 97% | 88% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1035 | 1093 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 7977 | 8071 |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 11 |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | MIUI 13 |
| OS size | 18 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 67 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) | Yes (78% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Web browsing | 15:11 hr | 08:45 hr |
| Watching video | 14:39 hr | 11:24 hr |
| Gaming | 06:05 hr | 06:09 hr |
| Standby | 130 hr | 124 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 12032 x 9024 |
| 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 118° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Samsung S5KGM2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Omnivision OV8856 |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.14 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Omnivision OV12A10 (CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", Omnivision OV02B1B (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | Depends on the region |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2020 | January 2022 |
| Release date | April 2020 | February 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.72 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.98 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global). But if the battery life and camera are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
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