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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

2.68 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
3.02 in
6.53 in
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
19
4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
3
3 editorial reviews
Expert review of Xiaomi's Redmi Note 9S, an affordable yet very powerful mid-range smartphone with four cameras at the rear and a selfie-camera at the front. You can buy it pretty much all over the internet.Read more
The Redmi Note 9 Pro delivers great performance, good enough cameras and a stunning design, at an affordable price point. Is that enough?Read more
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User rating
44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
RAM memory4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Screen size5.8 in6.67 in
Resolution1440 x 2960 px2400 x 1080 px
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDRyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Face detectionyesFace recognition

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Lens apertureF/1.7F/2.48
Face detectionyesFace recognition

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Internal storage64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB

Design

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Colour of product
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Aurora blue
  • Glacier White
  • Interstellar grey

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Height5.86 in6.53 in
Width2.68 in3.02 in
Depth0.31 in0.35 in
Weight5.47 oz7.37 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Accelerometeryesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Payment technologySamsung PayGoogle Pay

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.0
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh5020.0 mAh
Talk time20.0 h33.0 h

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S8

          Often compared with Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S