Should you buy Samsung Galaxy S8 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max? Well, your search ends here. Find out which mobile phone is best for you - Compare the two models on the basis of their Price in India, Body, Display, Storage, Connectivity, Camera, and Performance. Samsung Galaxy S8 starts at ₹ 25,000 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max starts at ₹ 18,990.
Samsung Galaxy S8 has screen size of 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max has screen size of 6.67 inches . Samsung Galaxy S8 comes up with internal storage of 64 GB and RAM of 4 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max comes up with internal storage of 128 GB and RAM of 8 GB . Coming to the Camera, Former has primary camera of 12 MP and front camera of 8 MP (f/1.7 whereas latter has primary camera of 64 MP (f/1.9) + 8 MP (f/2.2) + 5 MP (f/2.4) + 2 MP (f/2.4) Quad Camera with LED Flash and front camera of 32 MP Camera.
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Specifications | Samsung Galaxy S8 | Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max |
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OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android OS, 10 |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.67 inches |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
RAM | 4 GB | |
Internal Storage | 64 GB |
Summary | |||
Specs Score | 71 | 80 | |
OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android OS, 10 | |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.67 inches | |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | |
RAM | 4 GB | ||
Internal Storage | 64 GB |
GENERAL | |||
Colours | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red | Blue, Black, White | |
Operating System | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI | Android OS, 10 | |
Sim | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual Sim |
DESIGN | |||
Body Material | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | ||
Weight | 155 grams | 209 g |
DISPLAY | |||
Display Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
Pixel Density | 294ppi density | ||
Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio | 1080 x 2340 pixels | |
Screen size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.67 inches | |
Technology | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
PERFORMANCE | |||
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver) | |
GPU | Adreno 540 | Adreno 618 | |
RAM | 4 GB |
STORAGE | |||
Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | ||
Internal Storage | 64 GB |
CAMERA | |||
Camera Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Geo Tagging, HDR, Portrait, Panorama, EIS, AI Camera, PDAF | |
Front Camera | 8 MP (f/1.7 | 32 MP Camera | |
Primary camera | 12 MP | 64 MP (f/1.9) + 8 MP (f/2.2) + 5 MP (f/2.4) + 2 MP (f/2.4) Quad Camera with LED Flash |
BATTERY | |||
Capacity | 3000 mAh | Non-removable Li-ion 5020 mAh battery | |
Stand By | Upto 200 hours | ||
Talk Time | Upto 20 hours (3G) |
CONNECTIVITY | |||
Bluetooth | Yes, 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | v5.0, A2DP, LE | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
GPS Facility | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC | |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
NETWORK SUPPORT | |||
2G | Yes | Yes | |
3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz | |
4G | Yes | LTE | |
5G | Yes | Yes |
MORE FEATURES | |||
Other Features | IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) | 33W Quick Charging, Water Proof | |
Quick Charging | Fast battery charging 15W (Quick Charge 2.0) | Yes, 33W | |
Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Side Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass, Infrared sensor |
Samsung Galaxy S8 comes up with a weight of 155 grams whereas Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max weights around 209 g . Thickness of Samsung Galaxy S8 is 8 mm and the thickness of other mobiles is 8.8 mm.
Samsung Galaxy S8 has screen size of 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm (83.6% screen-to-body ratio) whereas other comes up with 6.67 inches . Screen Resolution in both mobiles is 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio and 1080 x 2340 pixels respectively. In terms of Technology, former uses Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors and latter uses undefined.
Samsung Galaxy S8 comes up with primary camera of 12 MP whereas Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max comes up with 64 MP (f/1.9) + 8 MP (f/2.2) + 5 MP (f/2.4) + 2 MP (f/2.4) Quad Camera with LED Flash. Some of the Camera Features for both the mobiles include LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama.
Chipset, one of the important feature of the mobiles used in these Mobiles are Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G respectively. Samsung Galaxy S8 comes up microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) card slot and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max comes up with microSD Card card slot. CPU used in Samsung Galaxy S8 is Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) and used in Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max is Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver).