Xiaomi Redmi 9A vs Xiaomi Redmi 8A Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 9A

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Xiaomi Redmi 8A

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Xiaomi Redmi 9A or Xiaomi Redmi 8A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 9A Xiaomi Redmi 8A
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Release date 2020, June 30 2019, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.9 x 77 x 9 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 3.03 in 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.97 in
Weight 196 g | 6.91 oz 188 g | 6.63 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Carbon Gray, Sky Blue, Ocean Green Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, Sunset Red
Battery 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 90 EUR 100 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.53" in 6.2" in
Screen area 102.9 cm2 95.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.1% 81.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 720 x 1520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 269 PPI 271 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 400 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), PDAF -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (2x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 505
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 118349
Antutu 8 Total 102006 87337
GeekBench 5 Single Core 154 128
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 498 598
GeekBench 4 Single Core 864
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3669

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
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 0.65 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM Radio, built-in antenna
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity , Infrared port - Accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 10W

- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash resistant

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