Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Poco M4 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on April 30, 2020, against the Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G96 and came out 22 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 720G
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (737 against 617 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- The phone is 1-year and 10-months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- Weighs 29.5 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.43 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| Display features | - |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | - |
| Response time | 35.2 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1649:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 159.87 mm (6.29 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 179.5 g (6.33 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | MediaTek Helio G96 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~243 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 132227 | 124364 |
| GPU | 90214 | 74744 |
| Memory | 66044 | 86324 |
| UX | 93063 | 104042 |
| Total score | 383082 | 392285 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.3 °C | - |
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1044 | 1162 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5954 | 6179 |
| Video editing | 5438 | 5029 |
| Photo editing | 16805 | 17306 |
| Data manipulation | 7091 | 7197 |
| Writing score | 9213 | 9088 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 18.9 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Web browsing | 14:16 hr | 11:27 hr |
| Watching video | 13:55 hr | 16:00 hr |
| Gaming | 05:52 hr | 05:52 hr |
| Standby | 135 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 9248 x 6936 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 118° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2", OmniVision OV64B40 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", GalaxyCore GC8034 (BSI CMOS) |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/4", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0", Samsung S5K5E9 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", GalaxyCore GC02M1 (CMOS) |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.48 | f/2.5 |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/3.06" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | 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 - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 12 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2020 | February 2022 |
| Release date | May 2020 | March 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.66 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.02 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 33 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro . But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro .
