Apple iPhone 15 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Pro Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A17 Pro, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, Manufactured in April, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 187g vs 210g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 3274mAh
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1179x2556 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 628 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.2 % | 84 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | 114.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 242 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | 34 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 1111:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.6 mm (5.77 in) | 166 mm (6.54 in) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | 77 mm (3.03 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Blue |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
| Max Frequency | 3780 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.11 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.78 (Everest) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 692 |
| Graphics | Apple A17 GPU | Adreno 618 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2147.2 GFLOPS | 384 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2920 | 722 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7447 | 1880 |
| CPU | 345236 | 130988 |
| GPU | 562280 | 90091 |
| Memory | 275580 | 72615 |
| UX | 349273 | 93523 |
| NanoReview Score | 1532369 | 387217 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 42.4 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 6 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 1041 |
| Writing score | n/a | 9663 |
| Web score | n/a | 5943 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5437 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 6802 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8091 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | n/a | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | n/a | 18 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | MIUI 14 |
Battery
| Volume | 3274 mAh | 5020 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 23 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 50 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:33 h | 2:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:28 h | 10:56 h |
| Video Playback | 17:33 h | 15:15 h |
| Games | 05:41 h | 05:45 h |
| Standby Mode | 111 h | 136 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | 139 | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | n/a | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 119 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 77 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.5 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX633 | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 85 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4920x3264 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Omnivision OV16A1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Active | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 20 | 12 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2023 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 200 |
| MSRP ($) | 999 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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