Comparison of Samsung Galaxy Note9 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy Note9 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro [S]ave

Attribute	Samsung Galaxy Note9 ×	Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro ×
General
Brand	Samsung	Xiaomi
Launch
Announced	2018-08-09	2019-08-29
Body
Width (mm)	8.8	8.8
Length (mm)	161.9	161.4
Height (mm)	76.4	76.4
Weight (g)	201	200
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Front	Glass	Glass
Back	Glass	Glass
Frame	Aluminum	Plastic
Network
Technology	CDMA EVDO GSM HSPA LTE	GSM HSPA LTE
2G bands	CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	CDMA2000 1xEV HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 40, 41
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A
Platform
OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)	Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA	Mediatek Helio G90T (12nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA	Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA	Mali-G76 MC4
Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM 512GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	6.4	6.53
Resolution (px)	1440 x 2960	1080 x 2340
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display Type	Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Battery
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Po
Charging	Fast charging 15W, Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent	Fast charging 18W
Capcity (mAh)	4000	4500
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Dual	Quad
Main Camera Properties	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Main Camera Video	4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Main Camera Features	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Dual	Single
Selfie Camera Properties	2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF	20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Selfie Camera Video	1440p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera Features	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	HDR, panorama
Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	+	+
NFC	+	+
Radio	No	FM radio, recording
USB	USB Type-C 3.1	USB Type-C 2.0
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	+
Features
Sensors	Iris scanner SpO2 accelerometer barometer compass fingerprint (rear-mounted) gyro heart rate proximity	Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer compass gyro proximity
Misc
Colors	Alpine White Lavender Purple Metallic Copper Midnight Black Ocean Blue Pure White	Black Blue Deep Sea Blue Electric Blue Midnight Blue Red Twilight Orange White
Models	SCV40 SM-N9600 SM-N960F SM-N960N SM-N960U SM-N960U1 SM-N960W SM-N960X	2015105 M1906G7G M1906G7I
SAR EU Head (W/kg)	0.38	1
SAR EU Body (W/kg)	1.51	1.47
SAR Head (W/kg)	1.29	1.15
SAR Body (W/kg)	1.03	1.18
Infrared port	-	Yes