Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S10+ or Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S10+ | Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, February | 2020, March 23 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.92 in | 165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm | 6.53 x 6.53 x 3.02 in | |
| Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 209 g | 7.37 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass (Gorilla Glass 6), back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Ceramic Black, Ceramic White | Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray | |
| Battery | 4100 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 5020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 1050 EUR | $ 199 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.4" in | 6.67" in | |
| Screen area | 102.2 cm2 | 107.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 87.5% | 84.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3040 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 526 PPI | 395 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -Always-on display |
- 450 nits typ. brightness (advertised) | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -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 -16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) |
-48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1.12µm -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 113 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 120 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 97 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), depth sensor |
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1.0µm | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 96 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 101 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 88 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 10.0; MIUI 11 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
- Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.7 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.4 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China |
- Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China |
Adreno 618 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 1 TB, 12 GB RAM, 128/512 GB, 8 GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 538430 | 390602 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 134685 | 139828 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 185402 | 74076 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 111223 | 73867 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 134685 | 139828 | |
| Antutu 9 Total | 303943 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 414557 | 278791 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 729 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1714 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1144 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 582 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 691 | 568 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2486 | 1693 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4315 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 9893 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7280 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps | 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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | FM radio, recording | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos/AKG sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 15W -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Fast charging 18W - Splash-proof |
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