Google Pixel 3a XL vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Google Pixel 3a XL and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel 3a XL vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number G020B -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 160.1 mm 161.9 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has greater height than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Width 76.1 mm 77.3 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has greater width than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Depth 8.2 mm 9.05 mm Google Pixel 3a XL is narrower than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Weight 167 g 199 g Google Pixel 3a XL is lighter than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Body Colour Clearly white | Just black | Purple-ish Daybreak purple
Body Material Polycarbonate -
Protection - Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.52 W/kg (body), 1.36 W/kg (head) 0.937 W/kg (body), 0.592 W/kg (head), 1.981 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Display Type OLED display -
Display Technology OLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.53" Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has larger screen size than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 402 ppi 395 ppi Google Pixel 3a XL has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 19.5:9
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 1500:1 Google Pixel 3a XL has better display contrast ratio than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T.
Display Features Always-on display, Now Playing Reading mode, night mode, Dot Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 MediaTek Dimensity 800U
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.3 GHz Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has higher clock speed than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel 3a XL has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 615 Mali-G57
MEMORY Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSD
CAMERA Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12.2 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.79 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has better lens aperture than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Field of View (FoV) 76 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 1.4 μm 0.8 μm Google Pixel 3a XL has larger camera pixel size than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Google Pixel 3a XL has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes Portrait mode -
Light Source - Flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection, Motion Auto Focus 4-in-1 Super Pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.25 Google Pixel 3a XL has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Field of View (Front) 84 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm -
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3700 mAh 5000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 3a XL.
CELLULAR Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface - MIUI 12
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD AAC, LDAC, LHDC
FEATURES Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, haptics sensor, Active Edge Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, infrared (IR) sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Night Shift, ARCore, Google Lens, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Imprint sensor Infrared remote control, linear motor, WriteBooster technology, Host Performance Booster (HPB) technology
OTHERS Google Pixel 3a XL Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m) Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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