Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro or Sony Xperia 1 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro | Sony Xperia 1 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, March 12 | 2019, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm | 6.53 x 6.53 x 3.02 in | 167 x 72 x 8.2 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.83 in | |
| Weight | 209 g | 7.37 oz | 178 g | 6.28 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6) & aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Tropical Green, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray | Black, Gray, Purple, White | |
| Battery | 5020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3330 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | $ 250 | 950 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.67" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 107.4 cm2 | 98.6 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 21:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.5% | 82.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1644 x 3840 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 395 PPI | 0 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
-12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS | 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 94 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 84 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.06" 1.0µm | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 78 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 82 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 72 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; MIUI 11 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) | |
| GPU | Adreno 618 | Adreno 640 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 392189 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 140436 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 74281 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 74047 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 140436 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 324569 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 278272 | 372456 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 730 | 933 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1755 | 2619 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1161 | 2446 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 522 | 2225 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 557 | 720 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1237 | 2614 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps | |
| 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, recording | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 30W - Splash-proof |
- Fast battery charging 18W (USB Power Delivery 2.0) - USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Previously known as Sony Xperia XZ4 |
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