Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Vivo S30 Pro mini
49
out 100
VS
83
out 100
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Manufactured in May, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
- Larger display: 6.67in
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
- Higher pixel density: 461ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 186g vs 209g
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5020mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.54:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 450 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.4 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 2404 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 35.2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1649:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 165.8 mm (6.53 in) | 150.83 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) | 71.76 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Green |
- White - Black - Pink - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A720) - 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 692 | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 750 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 384 GFLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 719 | 2265 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1874 | 7183 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 15386 |
| CPU | 139577 | 465827 |
| GPU | 73153 | 784189 |
| Memory | 72832 | 346049 |
| UX | 104277 | 364035 |
| NanoReview Score | 389839 | 1960100 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 42.3 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 99 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 6 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 1044 | n/a |
| Writing score | 9643 | n/a |
| Web score | 6022 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5453 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 6923 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8136 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 18.9 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | OriginOS 5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5020 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 90 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:20 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 10:27 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:57 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:33 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 143 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9248x6920 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 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) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 106 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.95 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC8034 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.48 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 22 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32A1Q | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 | GSM 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | 12 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April, 2020 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2020 yr | June, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 185 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 490 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes 90 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo S30 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
