So sánh xiaomi mi 8 vs note 9

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on April 30, 2020, against the Xiaomi Mi 8, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and came out 25 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9

• Comes with 1620 mAh larger battery capacity: 5020 vs 3400 mAh
• Shows 42% longer battery life (35:35 vs 25:08 hours)
• Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
• Has a 0.32 inch larger screen size
• More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
• Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
• The phone is 2-years and 1-month newer
• Reverse charging feature
• Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
• Has a built-in infrared port

Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 8

• 64% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (463K versus 282K)
• Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (630 against 469 nits)
• Optical image stabilization
• Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
• Ability to record video in 4K resolution
• AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
• Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
• More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 845
• 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 735 and 518 points
• Weighs 24 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Mi 8 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Camera

Photo and video recording quality

Performance

CPU and memory performance (apps, system)

Gaming

Capabilities for playing modern games

Battery

Battery life, charging type and speed

Connectivity

Networks, ports, data transmission

Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Feature

Priority (Weight)

The higher the priority, the more it will affect the final NanoReview score.

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED Size 6.53 inches 6.21 inches Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2248 pixels Aspect ratio 19.5:9 18.7:9 PPI 395 ppi 402 ppi Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz Adaptive refresh rate No No Max rated brightness 450 nits 600 nits HDR support No Yes, HDR10 Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Screen-to-body ratio 83.5% 83.8% Display features - - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming Display tests RGB color space 97.7% 140.4% PWM Not detected 238 Hz Response time 32.2 ms 9 ms Contrast 4608:1 ∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto)

Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 154.9 mm (6.1 inches) Width 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) Waterproof No No Rear material Plastic Glass Frame material Plastic Metal Colors White, Gray, Green White, Black, Gold, Blue Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, rear

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Xiaomi Mi 8 in the benchmarks

SoC Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Max clock 2000 MHz 2800 MHz CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4) Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) L3 cache - 2 MB Lithography process 12 nanometers 10 nanometers Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 630 GPU shading units 48 512 GPU clock 1000 MHz 710 MHz FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~727 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

CPU 96535 131371 GPU 47743 139729 Memory 67953 88619 UX 70021 104100 Total score 282967 463995

3DMark Wild Life Performance

Max surface temperature 39.2 °C 45 °C Stability - 83% Graphics test - 8 FPS Graphics score - 1427 Web score - 6309 Video editing - 5970 Photo editing - 17658 Data manipulation - 6515 Writing score - 10078

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Memory

RAM RAM size 3, 4, 6 GB 6, 8 GB Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz Channels 2 2 Storage Storage size 64, 128 GB 64, 128, 256 GB Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1 Memory card MicroSD No Memory card max size Up to 512 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) ROM MIUI 13 MIUI 12 OS size 16.5 GB 13 GB

Battery

Capacity 5020 mAh 3400 mAh Max charge power 18 W 18 W Battery type Li-Po Li-Po Replaceable No No Wireless charging No No Reverse charging Yes No Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes, Quick Charge 4+ (50% in 30 min) Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:35 hr Battery life tests Web browsing 12:34 hr 08:37 hr Watching video 14:56 hr 11:37 hr Gaming 05:48 hr 03:43 hr Standby 120 hr 82 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera Matrix 48 megapixels 12 megapixels Image resolution 8000 x 6000 4000 x 3000 Zoom Digital Optical Flash LED Dual LED Stabilization Digital Optical 8K video recording No No 4K video recording No Up to 60FPS 1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 240FPS Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p) Angle of widest lens 118° - Lenses 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) Wide (main) lens - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Samsung S5KGM1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 21 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization Telephoto lens - - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 56 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) - Macro lens - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Depth lens - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Camera features - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - Bokeh mode - Pro mode Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 8 from DxOMark Selfie camera Megapixels 13 megapixels 20 megapixels Image resolution 4128 x 3096 5120 x 3840 Aperture f/2.3 f/2.0 Focal length 29 mm 18 mm Pixel size 1.12 microns 0.9 microns Sensor type CMOS ISOCELL CMOS Sensor size 1/3.1" 1/3.1" Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi features - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display Bluetooth version 5 5 Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, A2DP USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C USB version 2 2 USB features - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo NFC* Yes Yes Infrared port Yes No Network Number of SIM* 2 2 Type of SIM card Nano Nano Multi SIM mode Standby Standby eSIM support* No No Hybrid slot No No LTE Cat* 7 18 5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono Headphone audio jack Yes No FM radio Yes No Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship Announced April 2020 May 2018 Release date June 2020 June 2018 SAR (head) 0.8 W/kg 0.701 W/kg SAR (body) 1.14 W/kg 1.662 W/kg Sensors - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint

*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Mi 8. But if the battery life, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9.