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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro [with MediaTek Helio G90T] that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 and came out 6 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 8 Pro
- Water-resistant body [IP52 classification]
- Comes with 1430 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3070 mAh
- Has a 0.56 inch larger screen size
- Shows 25% longer battery life [28:33 vs 22:52 hours]
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark [367K versus 300K]
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 602 and 543 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The phone is 6-months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- AMOLED display [versus competitor's IPS LCD]
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 712
- Weighs 45 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.9 mm narrower
Review
Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Mi 9 SE 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
You can enter your local prices of these phones [in USD or other currency] and click on the "Calculate" button to see which one has a better value for money.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Display
Type IPS LCD AMOLED Size 6.53 inches 5.97 inches Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9 PPI 395 ppi 432 ppi Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz Adaptive refresh rate No No Max rated brightness 640 nits 585 nits HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10 Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 84.1% Display features - - Always-On Display Display tests RGB color space - 99.9% PWM - 255 Hz Response time - 4.2 ms Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test [auto]
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]
Design and build
Height 161.4 mm [6.35 inches] 147.5 mm [5.81 inches] Width 76.4 mm [3.01 inches] 70.5 mm [2.78 inches] Thickness 8.8 mm [0.35 inches] 7.4 mm [0.29 inches] Weight 200 g [7.05 oz] 155 g [5.47 oz] Waterproof IP52 No Advanced cooling Vapor chamber - Rear material Glass Glass Frame material Plastic Metal Colors White, Gray, Blue, Green Gray, Blue, Purple Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, in-display
Performance
Tests of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE in the benchmarks
SoC Chipset MediaTek Helio G90T Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Max clock 2050 MHz 2200 MHz CPU cores 8 [2 + 6] 8 [2 + 6] Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 360 Silver [Cortex-A55] - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 360 Gold [Cortex-A75] L3 cache - 1 MB Lithography process 12 nanometers 10 nanometers Graphics Mali-G76 MP4 Adreno 616 GPU shading units 144 256 GPU clock 800 MHz 750 MHz FLOPS ~230.4 GFLOPS ~384 GFLOPS
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 [Single-Core]
CPU 120779 97540 GPU 78652 53887 Memory 72733 70527 UX 96826 79142 Total score 367218 300727
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature - 38.7 °C Stability 87% 97% Graphics test 7 FPS 3 FPS Graphics score 1321 654 Web score 5687 5534 Video editing 5712 5679 Photo editing 18300 12940 Data manipulation 7001 6018 Writing score 8199 7916
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Memory
RAM RAM size 4, 6, 8 GB 6 GB Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz Channels 2 2 Storage Storage size 64, 128, 256 GB 64, 128 GB Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1 Memory card MicroSD No Memory card max size Up to 512 GB -
Software
Operating system Android 9.0 [Can be upgraded to Android 11] Android 9.0 [Can be upgraded to Android 11.0] ROM MIUI 12.5 MIUI 12 OS size 10.3 GB 19 GB
Battery
Capacity 4500 mAh 3070 mAh Max charge power 18 W 18 W Battery type Li-Po Li-Po Replaceable No No Wireless charging No No Reverse charging No No Fast charging Yes [30% in 30 min] Yes, Quick Charge 4 [50% in 30 min] Full charging time 2:00 hr 1:27 hr Battery life tests Web browsing 08:07 hr 06:56 hr Watching video 11:40 hr 10:32 hr Gaming 05:41 hr 04:50 hr Standby 115 hr 80 hr
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera Matrix 64 megapixels 48 megapixels Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8000 x 6000 Zoom Digital Optical, 2x Flash LED Dual LED Stabilization Digital Digital 8K video recording No No 4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS 1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS Slow motion 960 FPS [720p] 960 FPS [720p] Angle of widest lens 120° 123° Lenses 4 [64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP] 3 [48 MP + 8 MP + 13 MP] Wide [main] lens - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung S5KGW1 [ISOCELL CMOS] - Phase autofocus - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 [Exmor-RS CMOS] - Phase autofocus Telephoto lens - - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Omnivision OV8856 [PureCel] - Phase autofocus Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" [CMOS] - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 [ISOCELL CMOS] Macro lens - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" [CMOS] - Depth lens - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" [CMOS] - Camera features - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - Bokeh mode - Pro mode Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark - Selfie camera Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels Image resolution 5184 x 3880 5120 x 3840 Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0 Focal length - 18 mm Pixel size 0.9 microns 0.9 microns Sensor type ISOCELL CMOS BSI CMOS Sensor size 1/3.1" 1/2.78" 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 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo NFC* Yes Yes Infrared port Yes Yes Network Number of SIM* 2 2 Type of SIM card Nano Nano Multi SIM mode Standby Standby eSIM support* No No Hybrid slot Yes No LTE Cat* 12 15 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 Mid-range Announced August 2019 February 2019 Release date October 2019 March 2019 SAR [head] 0.38 W/kg 1.39 W/kg SAR [body] 0.8 W/kg 1.39 W/kg Sensors - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE.