Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A920F/DS -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162.5 mm 165.75 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Width 77 mm 76.68 mm Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has greater width than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Depth 7.8 mm 8.8 mm Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Weight 183 g 209 g Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Body Colour Lemonade blue | Caviar black | Bubblegum pink Aurora blue
Body Material - Curved 3D glass, Gorilla glass 5
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.587 W/kg (body), 0.351 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.72 W/kg (head), 2.35 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components - Ultra-linear speakers
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Super AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.67" Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2220 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
HDR - Yes Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has HDR.
Display Features Always-on display Reading mode 2.0, Dot Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.3 GHz Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 618
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
RAM 6 GB 4 GB Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 24 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.79 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR, Kaleidoscope
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Panorama, night mode, Smart ultra-wide angle mode, Photo timer, Custom watermark, Documents, Beautify, Levelling, Cinematic portraits
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has face detection.
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions - 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) - 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AI scene detection, Portrait mode with background blurring, Ultra wide-angle edge distortion correction, Steady handheld night photography, full screen frame, AI watermark
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 10 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has higher resolution third camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Optical Zoom 2x -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - AF (2cm-10cm)
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 5 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has higher resolution fourth camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better fourth camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Pixel Size (4th Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.48 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Panoramic selfies, AI portrait mode, AI Beautify, Slo-mo Selfie
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Camera Features (Front) - AI scene detection, Palm shutter, AI silhouette detection
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3800 mAh 5020 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Talk Time - 1980 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1980 min
Gaming: up to 13 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 147 hrs
Navigation: up to 16 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo -
User Interface - MIUI 10
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1900 GSM, 2100 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, APE (Monkey's Audio), MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 MKV, XviD, M4V, MP4
Audio Amplifier - Smart PA
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, digital compass, gyro sensor, distance sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, In-screen ambient light sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - A.I. face recognition
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Bixby Vision Infrared remote control, AI face unlock, Qualcomm 5th generation AI Engine, Z-axis linear vibration motor
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, 18W charger
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland
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