Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S9+ and Xiaomi Redmi 9A

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S9+ and Xiaomi Redmi 9A [S]ave

Attribute	Xiaomi Redmi 9A ×	Samsung Galaxy S9+ ×
General
Brand	Xiaomi	Samsung
Launch
Announced	2020-06-30	2018-02-25
Body
Width (mm)	9	8.5
Length (mm)	164.9	158.1
Height (mm)	77.1	73.8
Weight (g)	196	189
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Front	-	Glass
Back	-	Glass
Frame	-	Aluminum
Network
Technology	GSM HSPA LTE	CDMA EVDO GSM HSPA LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	CDMA2000 1xEV HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41	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 - Global
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Platform
OS	Android 10	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset	MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm)	Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
GPU	PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal	128GB 4GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM 256GB 6GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	6.53	6.2
Resolution (px)	720 x 1600	1440 x 2960
Protection	-	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Battery
Type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Charging	Charging 10W	Fast charging 15W, Quick Charge 2.0, Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
Capcity (mAh)	5000	3500
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Single	Dual
Main Camera Properties	13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF	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), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Main Camera Video	1080p@30/60fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)
Main Camera Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Single	Dual
Selfie Camera Properties	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm	2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
Selfie Camera Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps
Selfie Camera Features	HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS	+	+
NFC	-	+
Radio	FM radio	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 3.1
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	+
Features
Sensors	Accelerometer proximity	Iris scanner SpO2 accelerometer barometer compass fingerprint (rear-mounted) gyro heart rate proximity
Misc
Colors	Carbon Gray Ocean Green Sky Blue	Burgundy Red Coral Blue Ice Blue Lilac Purple Midnight Black Polaris Blue Sunrise Gold Titanium Gray
Models	M2006C3LC M2006C3LG M2006C3LI	SC-03K SCV39 SM-G9650 SM-G965F SM-G965N SM-G965U SM-G965U1 SM-G965W SM-G965X
SAR EU Head (W/kg)	0.4	0.29
SAR EU Body (W/kg)	1.19	1.35
SAR Head (W/kg)	0.9	0.78
SAR Body (W/kg)	0.65	0.79