Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs vivo iQOO 9 (China)

Xiaomi Redmi 9

vivo iQOO 9 (China)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame

Aluminium alloy
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

163.3 mm

164.5 mm
Width

77 mm

76.7 mm
Thickness

9.1 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

198 g

206 g
Colors

Blue/Pink, Gray, Green, Purple

Black, Orange, White (BMW M branding)

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

AMOLED
Physical size

6.53 inches

6.78 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

388 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Scratch resistant
Display features

-

120Hz, HDR10, 1500 nits (peak)

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.2 , 28 mm, 1/3.1" , 1.12 µm

50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.57" , 1.0 µm, (wide) , 20x digital zoom
8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

12 MP, f/2.0 , (telephoto) , 47 mm, 2x optical zoom
5 MP, f/2.4

13 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , (ultrawide) , 16 mm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

8160 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, night mode

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes