Xiaomi is literally dominating the budget segment of the smartphone market this year. After temporarily becoming the world’s first smartphone brand (recently surpassed by Apple once again), the Chinese giant launched the POCO M4 Pro 5G in the global market with astonishing specifications offered at a very affordable price. But the POCO M4 Pro 5G made its debut just a few weeks ago: does it really offer the best price or you can find better street prices for a few older devices in the global market? This is a comparison between the POCO M4 Pro 5G and another amazing Xiaomi phone in the same price segment, but older and available with amazing street prices: the Redmi Note 9T 5G.

Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T 5G

Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T 5G
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 163.6 x 75.8 x 8.8 mm, 195 grams 161.2 x 77.3 x 9.1 mm, 199 grams
DISPLAY  6.6 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), IPS LCD  6.53 inches, 1080 x 2340p (Full HD+), IPS LCD
PROCESSOR Mediatek Dimensity 810, octa-core 2.4 GHz Mediatek Dimensity 800U, octa-core 2.4 GHz
MEMORY 4 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – micro SD slot 4 GB RAM, 64 GB –  4 GB RAM, 128 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – micro SD dedicated slot
SOFTWARE Android 11, MIUI Android 10, MIUI
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS
CAMERA Dual 50 + 2 MP
16 MP front camera		 Triple 48 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4 + f/2.4
13 MP f/2.3 front camera
BATTERY 5000 mAh, fast charging 33W 5000 mAh, fast charging 18W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES Dual SIM slot, 5G, IP53 certification Dual SIM slot, 5G, water-repellent

Design

Unfortunately, none of these devices shines for its design. They are built with cheap materials as they are entirely made of polycarbonate with the exception of the front glass which is protected by Gorilla Glass 5 on the Redmi Note 9T 5G and Gorilla Glass 3 on the POCO M4 Pro 5G. However, the build quality is great: besides the Gorilla Glass protection, these handsets come with a water-repellent design. The POCO M4 Pro 5G even features the IP53 certification guaranteeing dust resistance and splash resistance. The Redmi Note 9T 5G is a thicker phone, but it is more compact than POCO M4 Pro 5G because it has a slightly smaller display.

 

Display

The Redmi Note 9T 5G and the POCO M4 Pro 5G have two IPS displays that can be placed in the lower-midrange segment as they are not OLED panels but they are able to provide a decent image quality. They come with a Full HD+ resolution and a typical brightness of 450 nits. The POCO M4 Pro 5G is better because it offers a higher refresh rate of 90 Hz, while the Redmi Note 9T 5G has a standard 60 Hz refresh rate. Both the phones feature stereo speakers for a good audio experience and a fingerprint reader mounted at the side, on the power key. Note that POCO M4 Pro 5G has a slightly bigger panel with a diagonal of 6.6 inches (its internal rival has 6.53 inches).

 

Hardware/Software

The POCO M4 Pro 5G has superior hardware to the Redmi Note 9T 5G: it is powered by the new Mediatek Dimensity 810 processor running at a max frequency of 2.4 GHz and paired with up to 6 GB of RAM and up to 128 GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage. You can get the same memory configuration with the Redmi Note 9T 5G, but with a weaker Dimensity 800U processor. There is not a huge difference between these chipsets, that is the reason why the most important difference is the operating system installed out of the box. Redmi Note 9T 5G ships with Android 10 customized by MIUI 12 and it will most likely receive fewer updates from now on, while POCO M4 Pro 5G runs Android 11 out of the box, customized by MIUI 12.5.

 

Camera

The camera setup of the POCO M4 Pro 5G is way better than Redmi Note 9T 5G. First of all, it features a better main camera: a 50 MP sensor against the 48 MP one found on the Note 9T 5G. Further, while the Redmi Note 9T 5G has two useless 2 MP cameras for macros and depth calculations, the POCO M4 Pro 5G offers a useful 8 MP ultrawide lens, as well as a 16 MP selfie camera which is better than the 13 MP one found on its rival.

 

Battery

The battery capacity of these two phones is the same: 5000 mAh. But we are confident that POCO M4 Pro 5G can offer a longer battery life due to its chipset built with a 6 nm production process. Further, it has a faster charging technology thanks to 33W power.

 

Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T 5G: Price

POCO M4 Pro 5G is priced at €229/$259 in its base variant, while you can find the Redmi Note 9T 5G with street prices of about €200/$226 in the European market. We recommend spending €30 more in order to get a phone with better cameras, a higher refresh rate, a superior chipset, faster charging, and Android 11 out of the box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T 5G: PRO and CONS

Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G

PROS

  • Better main camera
  • Faster charging
  • Superior chipset
  • Android 11
  • 90 Hz refresh rate

CONS

  • Higher street prices

 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T 5G

PROS

  • More affordable
  • More configurations
  • Wider availability

CONS

  • Ships with Android 10

 

 

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