Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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Xiaomi Redmi 9

Xiaomi Redmi 9

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 or Xiaomi Redmi 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Xiaomi Redmi 9
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Release date 2019, August 2020, June 10
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in 163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.03 in
Weight 190 g | 6.7 oz 198 g | 6.98 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, Ocean Green, Pink/Blue
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 5020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 175 EUR $ 130
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.53" in
Screen area 97.4 cm2 104.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.7% 83.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 395 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 400 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 13 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
-13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 118° (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide)
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 Android 10, MIUI 12
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MC2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 227941 268890
Antutu 10 CPU 84510 93652
Antutu 10 GPU 34789 38433
Antutu 10 Mem 51208 62918
Antutu 10 UX 84510 93652
Antutu 8 Total 173592 201917
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 323 410
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1062 1295
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 293 1090
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 477 1074
GeekBench 5 Single Core 309 358
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1328 1287
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1499
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5543

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.91 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.91 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Wireless FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash protection

- Fast charging 18W

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