Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi K60 and Xiaomi Mi 9 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi K60 vs Xiaomi Mi 9

70 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi K60
VS
50 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9
Xiaomi Redmi K60
Xiaomi Mi 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi K60 Manufactured in January, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Mi 9, Manufactured in April, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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 Xiaomi Redmi K60
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 3300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 204g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi K60 and Xiaomi Mi 9
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:
Xiaomi Redmi K60
vs
Xiaomi Mi 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 526 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1400 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.4 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi K60
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
619 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a4.2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.78 mm (6.41 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 75.44 mm (2.97 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.59 mm (0.34 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Water resistance IP53 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi K60
87.4 %
Xiaomi Mi 9
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi K60 and Xiaomi Mi 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 690
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi K60
1721
Xiaomi Mi 9
898
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi K60
4313
Xiaomi Mi 9
2206
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1721898
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43132206
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Redmi K60]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi K60
1306839
Xiaomi Mi 9
651041
CPU347720209300
GPU496503191747
Memory211970113809
UX250646136185
NanoReview Score1306839651041
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi K60
8710
Xiaomi Mi 9
3100
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.6 °C
Stability98 %91 %
Graphics Test52 fps18 fps
Graphics Score87103100
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi K60], [Xiaomi Mi 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi K60
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
10649
Writing scoren/a14618
Web scoren/a7084
Video editingn/a6715
Data manipulationn/a7931
NanoReview Scoren/a10649

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 13.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 3300 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 27 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi K60
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
17:14
Web Browsingn/a06:08 h
Video Playbackn/a11:37 h
Gamesn/a04:07 h
Standby Moden/a83 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a27 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX586
Sensor size1/21/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a54 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M5
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length112 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Sony IMX481
Sensor size1/41/3.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi K60
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
112
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi K60
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
99
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi K60
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
107
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 9]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 18 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3
Pixel size 1 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE 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
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B3/B5/B8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi K60
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9
87.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2022 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2023 yr April, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 450 460
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a

Note

Xiaomi Redmi K60:

This is the Chinese version of the Xiaomi Poco F5 Pro.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Redmi K60 the clear winner in this comparison.

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