Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Sony Xperia 1 III vs Google Pixel 6a

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Sony Google
Announced Not announced yet 2021, April 14 2022, May 11
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, June Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, Q2 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21
Colors Ocean Green, Sunset Purple, Carbon Gray Black; other colors Chalk, Charcoal, Sage
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
(6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(6.5 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 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), 20(800), 25(1900), 2628, 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 11 Android 12
User Interface MIUI 11, upgradable to MIUI 12 - -
Processor Octa-Core (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs), MediaTek Helio G80 12nm Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G52 2EEMC2 Adreno 660 Mali-G78 MP20
RAM 4 GB 12 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 512 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 QHD+ OLED Screen
HDR BT.2020
120Hz Refresh rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Colors 16M colors 1B Colour 16M Colors
Size 6.53 inches 6.5 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi) 1644 x 3840 pixels (643 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.09% 84.09% 82.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required) No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP 12.2 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118° (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF
0.3 MP TOF 3D, (depth)
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM (UFS 3.1) 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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 not present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 5020 mAh 4500 mAh 4410 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -