Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8A Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 9

Xiaomi Redmi 9

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Xiaomi Redmi 8A

Xiaomi Redmi 8A

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 or Xiaomi Redmi 8A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 9 Xiaomi Redmi 8A
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Release date 2020, June 10 2019, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 3.03 in 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.97 in
Weight 198 g | 6.98 oz 188 g | 6.63 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, Ocean Green, Pink/Blue Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, Sunset Red
Battery 5020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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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 104.7 cm2 95.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.2% 81.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 271 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 400 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
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, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide) 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 G80 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 505
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 268890
Antutu 10 CPU 93652
Antutu 10 GPU 38433
Antutu 10 Mem 62918
Antutu 10 UX 93652
Antutu 9 Total 118349
Antutu 8 Total 201917 87337
GeekBench 6 Single Core 410
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1295
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1090
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1074
GeekBench 5 Single Core 358 128
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1287 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 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
-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 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, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, 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 FM Radio, built-in antenna
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash resistant

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