Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (China) vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (China)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (China)

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (China) or Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (China) Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
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Release date 2022, October 27 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.9 x 76.2 x 8 mm | 6.53 x 6.53 x 3 in 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.03 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Plastic
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Colors Black, White, Blue Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" in 6.3" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.0% 80.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 120Hz
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Dual 24 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, (wide), 0.8µm, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
-5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0'', 1.12µm, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 88
DxOMark Photo 93
DxOMark Video 77
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, MIUI 13 Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM4375 Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (6 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 512
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 824581
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 317
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1095
GeekBench 5 Single Core 602 300
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1891 1336

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
-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), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC No Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast charging 33W
- IP53, dust and splash resistant

- ANT+
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- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro, Samsung Galaxy A9s Versions: SM-A920F/DS (Global); SM-A9200 (China)

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