Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A5 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A5 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro | Samsung Galaxy A5 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, March 12 | 2014, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm | 6.53 x 6.53 x 3.02 in | 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm | 5.48 x 5.48 x 2.74 in | |
| Weight | 209 g | 7.37 oz | 123 g | 4.34 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame | Aluminum frame, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Tropical Green, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold | |
| Battery | 5020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G) Music play - Up to 68 h |
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| Approximate price | $ 250 | 260 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.67" in | 5" in | |
| Screen area | 107.4 cm2 | 68.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.5% | 71.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 395 PPI | 294 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Quad | 13 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
-13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.06" 1.0µm | 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; MIUI 11 | Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) | - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 | |
| GPU | Adreno 618 | Adreno 306 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 392189 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 140436 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 74281 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 74047 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 140436 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 324569 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 278272 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 730 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1755 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1161 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 522 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 557 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1237 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 488 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 1125 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 799 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500YZ LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A500M LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500Y |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (LTE model only) | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, recording | FM radio, recording | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 30W - Splash-proof |
- ANT+ -S-Voice |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A500F (Global), A500FU (Europe), A500M (Peru, Colombia), A500Y (Australia, New Zealand), A500YZ (Taiwan), A500F1/A500K/A500S (Korea), A500FQ (Turkey) |
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