Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

71 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
VS
49 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.6 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 209g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
vs
Redmi Note 9 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.6 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 780 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
1090 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
615 nits
sRGB gamut98.2 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz2404 Hz
Response time5 ms35.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1649:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus], [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.4 mm (6.2 in) 165.8 mm (6.53 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
89.7 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 692
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
1674
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
3742
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
1874
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1674719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37421874
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
1097634
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
389839
CPU305791139577
GPU40630273153
Memory17151872832
UX214023104277
NanoReview Score1097634389839
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
6908
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
1044
Max Surface Temp.38.8 °C42.3 °C
Stability63 %99 %
Graphics Test41 fps6 fps
Graphics Score69081044
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus], [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
12461
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
8136
Writing score155119643
Web score102846022
Video editing72565453
Data manipulation108996923
NanoReview Score124618136

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 28.6 GB 18.9 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5020 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (64% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:01 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
22:15
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
26:36
Web Browsing08:17 h10:27 h
Video Playback12:55 h13:57 h
Games05:26 h05:33 h
Standby Mode115 h143 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 9248x6920 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Samsung Bright S5KGW1
Sensor size1/1.561/1.72
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX713GalaxyCore GC8034
Sensor size1/2.551/4.0
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
129
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
137
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
133
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.48
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV32A1Q
Sensor size 1/3.24 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No 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 5.2 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 DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus
91.3 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
87.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2022 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr May, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 185
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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