Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Specifications, Price, Pros and Cons – Today Xiaomi launch Redmi Note 9 in India, which is the usual pattern of releasing smartphones in India. The Mi India website is exhibiting the Redmi Note 9. You can buy this phone from Mi official website or Amazon India on July 24 onward. Makers present the Redmi Note 9 in the budget segment. There is any particular change in the specs sheet of the Chinese variant.
There are three variant 4GB RAM + 64GB storage comes in expected price at 11,999 INR ($160), 4GB RAM + 128GB storage price at 13,999 INR ($190), and 6GB RAM + 128GB storage price at 14,999 INR ($200). check out Redmi note 9 Pro and 9 Pro Max.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Specifications Overview
Highlights
- It features a Full HD IPS LCD panel screen, which has 16 Million colors configuration setting capacitive screen.
- A hyper engine of MediaTek Helio G85 chipset for chines version and Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G for the 9 Pro version.
- A standard quad-camera configuration will be seen on the phone, which provides 48 MP primary sensors.
- The battery section gives an enormous 5020 mAh battery that includes an 18W fast charging support.
Design and Display
The design isn’t a bit from the previous Chinese variant, the same unique quad-camera board present on the rear panel. Just below that, a fingerprints scanner is enveloped. Apart from this, the front gets a 6.53 inches / 6.67 inches for 9 Pro Full HD 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution IPS LCD screen, which presented with a Dot-notch type selfie camera. It also has over 450 Pixels density per inch, and the aspect ratio of the phone’s body is also excellent.
Alongside this, it has Corning glass for screen protection and brightness night that enhances brightness quite efficiently. It is available in three colors variant of Forest Green, Midnight Grey, Polar White.
Internal and Memory
As we above mention about three variants, all these can expand their storage up to 512GB. Under the hood, the phone presents a regular 12 nm MediaTek Helio G85 / Snapdragon 720G chipset couple up with an Octa-core processor which includes two powerful 2.0 GHz performance-driven processors, and six norms cloaked speed processor of 1.8 GHz / 750MHz GPU. Also, it has Mali-G52 MC2 / Adreno A618 for better graphics. It runs on Android 10 with the user-interface skin of MIUI 11 and has some decent user-centric features.
Camera Setup
On average, almost every mainstream mid-range budget smartphone nowadays sports a 48 MP as primary snapper. Redmi Note 9 also follows the trend that provides a 48 MP starring quad-camera setup that adds the usual 8 MP ultra-wide, and 2MP / 5MP (for 9 Pro) macro lens and 2MP depth sensor. Besides this, a 13 MP punch-hole selfie camera for the chines version and 16MP for the 9Pro version is present on the screen. This configuration offers above-average software in the built-in camera application.
Battery and Others
It is powered by 5020 mAh battery, which comes with 18W wired fast charging support and can give reversible at 9W charging speed which is not present in the 9Pro version. It usually takes two hours to charge the battery, but you will get a good battery life for the first six months. It also gives a mild performance in daily-basis.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Specifications Detail
Down below you can see full specifications detail of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Note 9 Pro phone.
| Specifications | Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 | Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Announced | April 2020 | April 2020 |
| Weight | 199 g | 209g |
| Build | Glass front and plastic frame | Glass front and plastic frame |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Water-repellent coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Anti-oil and anti-fingerprint protective coating |
| SIM | Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Display | Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD,16M colors | Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD,16M colors |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| OS | Android 10 and MIUI 11 | Android 10 and MIUI 11 |
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 | Snapdragon 720G |
| CPU | Octa-core | Octa-core |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 | Adreno A618 |
| Card slot | Yes | Yes |
| RAM | 3GB and 4GB | 4GB and 6GB |
| Internal | 64GB and 128GB | 64GB and 128GB |
| Camera | 48MP, 8MP, 2MP, and 2MP | 48MP, 8MP, 5MP, and 2MP |
| Selfie | 13MP | 16MP |
| Radio | Yes | Yes |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Sensors | Side Mounted Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass | Side Mounted Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass |
| Battery | Li-Po 5020 mAh battery Fast charging 18W Reverse charging 9W | Li-Po 5020 mAh battery Fast charging 18W |
| Colors | Green, Grey, White | Green, Grey, White |
| Price | Expected USD150 (11,999 INR) | Expected USD190 (13,999 INR) |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pros and Cons
Down below you can see the list of pros and cons of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 phone.
Pros
- Big 5020 mAh battery and has standard fast charging speed
- A Tall screen that has Full HD resolution with Corning glass protection
- Average gaming experience with mild performance experience
- Decent snaps shots and proper video recording
- Above 200k AnTuTu benchmark score
- Dedicated Micro-SD slot
Cons
- No AMOLED panel
- Low refresh rate option
- Bloatware and Ads notification
- The heating issue may occur
- No NFC (in Indian version)
Conclusion
Redmi Note 9 is launching just after Xiaomi’s POCO M2 Pro to tense the competition of the budget range of 15,000 INR. In India, this range competition is quite fierce because every average person wants a decent smartphone under 15,000 INR, and the market is also quite huge. There are several other smartphones, such as Realme 6, Samsung Galaxy M21, and Realme Narzo 10 on the list. Some of them have better specs, and some have clean UI, some have loads of software.
Moreover, Redmi also covers a significant portion of the Indian smartphone market, and there are hardcore fans of the Redmi brand. So, buying one of the variants would be the right choice if your budget falls under 15,000 INR. Since you get a variety to choose from in this range and stay in the game company does put some exceptional features for you.
