Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in February, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, Manufactured in June, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G85. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
- Higher pixel density: 425ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 167g vs 199g
- 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
- Larger display: 6.53in
- Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 3700mAh
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.53 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 425 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 780 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6 % | 83.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 97.7 % |
| Response time | n/a | 32.2 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | 4608:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 146 mm (5.75 in) | 162.3 mm (6.39 in) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Gray - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | MediaTek Helio G85 |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2) |
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2 (Cortex-A75) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 48 |
| GPU Frequency | 818 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS | 96 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1678 | 516 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4049 | 1562 |
| CPU | 314291 | 89155 |
| GPU | 383126 | 49694 |
| Memory | 208684 | 60565 |
| UX | 225034 | 72643 |
| NanoReview Score | 1131135 | 272057 |
| Stability | 49 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 44 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 7438 | n/a |
| Writing score | 15032 | n/a |
| Web score | 11517 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7353 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10622 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13221 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | n/a | 16.5 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | MIUI 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 3700 mAh | 5020 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (63% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:03 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:06 h | 09:31 h |
| Video Playback | 10:26 h | 14:21 h |
| Games | 04:19 h | 05:45 h |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | 121 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 118 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Samsung S5KGM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX772 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | 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 | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3872x2592 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 29 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.12 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 6 (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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600)) | LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 20 | 7 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2022 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2022 yr | June, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 799 | 199 |
| 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 |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.
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