Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Google Pixel 4a vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro (China)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Xiaomi
Announced August 2018 2020, August 03 May 2021
Status Available - August 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 20 Coming Soon - June 2021
Price Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black Just Black Gray, Blue/Green, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
(5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
163.3 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm
(6.43 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G Network - - 1, 3, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP53, dust and splash protection
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 10.0 Android 11
Processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6891Z Dimensity 1100 5G (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 618 Mali-G77 MC9
RAM 6/8 GB 6GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128/512 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
450 nits (typ)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.4 inches 5.81 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (444 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (399 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.15% 82.76% 84.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 12.2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Auto-HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.97", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Panorama, HDR
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 67W, 100% in 42 min (advertised)
Capacity 4000 mAh 3140 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -