Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 9

Xiaomi Redmi 9

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 or Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 9 Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)
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Release date 2020, June 10 2018, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.03 in 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.97 in
Weight 198 g | 6.98 oz 166 g | 5.86 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, Ocean Green, Pink/Blue Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Rose Gold
Battery 5020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.53" in 5.99" in
Screen area 104.7 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.2% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 400 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -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)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide) 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm
Functions HDR LED flash, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 512
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB 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 201917 161030
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 410 351
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1295 1001
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1090
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1074 275
GeekBench 5 Single Core 358 332
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1287 1290

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
-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), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi 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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation 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 Wireless FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

- Charging 5V/2A 10W (Quick Charge 3.0)
-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0) India only
Versions
- Versions: Mi A2 (Global); Mi 6X (China)

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