Samsung Galaxy A70 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A70

Samsung Galaxy A70

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Xiaomi Redmi 9

Xiaomi Redmi 9

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Samsung Galaxy A70 or Xiaomi Redmi 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A70 Xiaomi Redmi 9
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Release date 2019, March 2020, June 10
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 3.02 in 163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.03 in
Weight 183 g | 6.46 oz 198 g | 6.98 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Coral, Blue, Black, White Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, Ocean Green, Pink/Blue
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 5020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 330 EUR $ 130
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.53" in
Screen area 108.4 cm2 104.7 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86% 83.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 393 PPI 395 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 400 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 32 MP, Triple 13 MP, Quad
Camera specs -32 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, 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, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10, MIUI 12
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) - Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 612 Mali-G52 MC2
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 268890
Antutu 10 CPU 93652
Antutu 10 GPU 38433
Antutu 10 Mem 62918
Antutu 10 UX 93652
Antutu 8 Total 210563 201917
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 607 410
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1562 1295
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 285 1090
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 464 1074
GeekBench 5 Single Core 480 358
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1528 1287
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2341
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6600

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 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, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head) 1.48 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
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 25W

- Fast charging 18W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A705F/DS (Global); SM-A7050 (China)

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