Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs Note 8 Pro
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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 8 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G90T and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
- Shows 28% longer battery life (39:07 vs 30:35 hours)
- Comes with 520 mAh larger battery capacity: 5020 vs 4500 mAh
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 720G
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
- 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 719 and 600 points
- The phone is 7-months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (638 against 575 nits)
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.53 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 628 nits | 640 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 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) | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP52 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Gray, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | MediaTek Helio G90T |
| 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 |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G76 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 144 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~230.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 130988 | 124566 |
| GPU | 90091 | 75555 |
| Memory | 72615 | 72809 |
| UX | 93523 | 83101 |
| Total score | 385071 | 355476 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.4 °C | - |
| Stability | 98% | 87% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1041 | 1321 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5879 | 5652 |
| Video editing | 5397 | 5723 |
| Photo editing | 16622 | 18293 |
| Data manipulation | 6983 | 7004 |
| Writing score | 9113 | 8201 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4, 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 12.5 |
| OS size | 18 GB | 10.3 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 mAh | 4500 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 (50% in 50 min) | Yes (30% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 15:11 hr | 10:09 hr |
| Watching video | 14:39 hr | 12:24 hr |
| Gaming | 06:05 hr | 04:27 hr |
| Standby | 130 hr | 114 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (64 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 |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung S5KGW1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| 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 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (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" (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 5184 x 3880 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 0.9 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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, 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | No | 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 | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 12 |
| 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2020 | August 2019 |
| Release date | April 2020 | October 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.72 W/kg | 0.38 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.98 W/kg | 0.8 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is definitely a better buy.
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