Xiaomi Redmi 9 (India) vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 (India)

Xiaomi Redmi 9 (India)

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Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 (India) or Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 9 (India) Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
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Release date 2020, August 27 2019, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.9 x 77.1 x 9 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 3.04 in 156.8 x 74.5 x 8.7 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 2.93 in
Weight 194 g | 6.84 oz 179 g | 6.31 oz
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Colors Black, Sky Blue, Sporty Orange Black, Blue, White
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4030 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 100 EUR 260 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.53" in 6.39" in
Screen area 102.9 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.0% 85.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 269 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 400 nits typ. brightness - 600 nits
-HDR
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - MediaTek Helio G35 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 616
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, UFS2.1

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 203983 215686
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 410
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1314
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 841
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 749
GeekBench 5 Single Core 392
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1505

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 
& TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40
-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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 10W
- Water-repellent coating

- Fast battery charging 18W

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