Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs Realme X2 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

Smartphone 2

Realme X2

Realme X2

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S or Realme X2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Realme X2
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Release date 2020, March 23 2019, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm | 6.53 x 6.53 x 3.02 in 158.7 x 75.2 x 8.6 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.96 in
Weight 209 g | 7.37 oz 182 g | 6.42 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame
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Colors Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray Pearl White, Pearl Blue
Battery 5020 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price $ 199 210 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" in 6.4" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 100.5 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.5% 84.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 450 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 64 MP, Quad
Camera specs -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)
-64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.7'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.3, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1.0µm 32 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; MIUI 11 Android 9.0 (Pie), planned upgrade to Android 10.0; ColorOS 6
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)
GPU Adreno 618 Adreno 618
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 390602
Antutu 10 CPU 139828
Antutu 10 GPU 74076
Antutu 10 Mem 73867
Antutu 10 UX 139828
Antutu 9 Total 303943
Antutu 8 Total 278791
GeekBench 6 Single Core 729 708
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1714 1717
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1144 1128
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 582 976
GeekBench 5 Single Core 568 531
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1693 1612

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 - 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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, recording FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby Atmos

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging 18W
- Splash-proof

- Fast battery charging 30W: 67% in 30 min (VOOC Flash Charge 3.0)

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