Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)

49 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
VS
92 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Manufactured in May, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. 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 Note 9 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 4900mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 516ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 209g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Redmi Note 9 Pro
vs
Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 516 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 450 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4 % 91.7 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
615 nits
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)2404 Hzn/a
Response time35.2 msn/a
Contrast1649:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.8 mm (6.53 in) 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
84.4 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
91.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Samsung Exynos 2600
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 10 (1 + 3 + 6)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))		 - 6/2.75 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.25 (C1-Pro)
- 1/3.8 (C1-Ultra)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 8 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 692 AI engine with 32K MAC NPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Samsung Xclipse 960
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 980 MHz
FLOPS 384 GFLOPS 4014.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
719
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
3240
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
1874
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
11297
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7193240
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)187411297
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24658
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
389839
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
3115908
CPU139577991772
GPU731531258872
Memory72832554880
UX104277310384
NanoReview Score3898393115908
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
1044
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.42.3 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test6 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1044n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
8136
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
n/a
Writing score9643n/a
Web score6022n/a
Video editing5453n/a
Data manipulation6923n/a
NanoReview Score8136n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 16
OS Size 18.9 GB 30.5 GB
UI Skin MIUI 14 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 5020 mAh 4900 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:20 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
26:36
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
n/a
Web Browsing10:27 hn/a
Video Playback13:57 hn/a
Games05:33 hn/a
Standby Mode143 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6920 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW1Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.721/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a67 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorGalaxyCore GC8034Sony IMX564
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.48 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32A1Q Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
87.1 dB
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos)
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2020 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date May, 2020 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 185 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1099
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 n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.

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