What's good
- Stylish design
- Capable processor
- Affordable price
- Wireless charging
- Unique notifications
What's bad
- Cameras underperform
- Prone to slipping
- Not water resistant
- Limited glyph use
- Durability concerns
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G
- OS
- 6.67"Display size
- 200+ MP Camera
- 2.4 GHzProcessor
- 256/512 GBStorage
- Yes4G
What's good
- Highly customizable photo and video capture
- Unique variable zoom camera
- Retains microSD and headphone jack
- Comfortable tall and skinny design
- Grippy textured finish
What's bad
- Images lack vibrancy
- Very expensive
- Unreliable fingerprint sensor
- Confusing camera app for beginners
- Limited software updates
What's good
- Unique design
- Smooth performance
- Bright display
- Strong battery life
- Affordable price
What's bad
- Plastic body
- No wireless charging
- Scaled-back Glyph interface
- Fingerprint-prone
- Limited US availability
What's good
- Blazing performance
- Sleek design
- IP68 waterproofing
- Great low-light camera performance
- All-day battery life
- Rapid charging
- microSD card support
- Front-facing stereo speakers
What's bad
- Bloatware
- Glass front and back means you’ll want a case
- Price
- Not a significant upgrade over the S8 unless you want a better camera
Verdict
Unless you already own the Samsung Galaxy S8, the S9 offers an experience you won’t find with many other phones on the market. Whether you’re looking to play games, take pictures, or simply have a phone that will last all day without worrying about charging, the Samsung has you covered… albeit for a premium price.
Samsung Galaxy S10+
- OS
- 6.4"Display size
- 12+ MP Camera
- 2.8 GHzProcessor
- 128/512/ 1000 GBStorage
- Yes4G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G
- OS
- 6.67"Display size
- 200+ MP Camera
- 2.8 GHzProcessor
- 256/512 GBStorage
- Yes4G
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- OS
- 6.9"Display size
- 48+ MP Camera
- 2.84 GHzProcessor
- 128/256/ 512 GBStorage
- Yes4G
What's good
- Great multitasking and gaming
- Comfortable in the hand
- Beautiful 120hz HDR screen for movies and videos
- All-day battery life
- 5G support
What's bad
- Fingerprint scanner is slow
- Tons of pre-installed apps
- No headphone jack
- High price tag