Xiaomi’s long-awaited new smartphone, Redmi 9, is introduced. The device, which is one of the best phones in the company’s Redmi series, The Xiaomi Redmi 9 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G80 SoC and packs a large 5,020mAh battery. Redmi 9 has launched in two storage configurations – (3+32GB) at $139 (Grey, Green, Purple) and (4+64GB) at $169 (Grey, Green, Purple)
Design
Xiaomi Redmi 9 comes with a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display having a screen resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels along with a pixel density of 409 PPI. However, there is no screen protection hence the display would require careful handling. There is a quad-camera setup at the back with three image sensors sitting in one vertical line at the top center and one image sensor sits on the side with an LED flash. The Redmi 9 has a waterdrop-style notch to house the selfie camera. And the rear fingerprint sensor sits right below the back camera sensors. The Redmi 9 has been made available in Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, and Ocean Green color options.
Hardware
To meet the performance aspects, the Xiaomi Redmi 9 powered by the 2GHz MediaTek Helio G80 octa-core processor, paired with the Mali-G52 GPU. A massive 4GB RAM looks after gaming and multitasking of the device along with the GPU. Redmi 9 has two options: RAM and internal memory. 3 GB / 4 GB RAM and 32 GB / 64 GB internal memory. With the option to expand it further using the dedicated microSD card slot.
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Features
The Xiaomi Redmi 9 has a quad-camera setup at the back with a 13-megapixel main camera with f/2.2 aperture. An 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture and 118-degree field of view. There is also a 5-megapixel macro shooter with f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Rear camera features include Kaleidoscope, ultra-wide-angle mode, macro mode, portrait mode, and supports 1080p at 30fps. Upfront, the phone offer an 8-megapixel selfie camera. With an f/2.0 aperture and a 77.8-degree field of view. Front camera features include palm shutter, portrait mode, HDR, screen flash, self-timer, and more.
Additionally, the Xiaomi Redmi 9 comes with a large 5,020mAh battery with 18W Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging support. The company ships a 10W charger inside the box. The Redmi 9 supports AI Face Unlock, alongside a rear fingerprint sensor. Lastly, the connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v5, Wi-Fi Direct, FM Radio, NFC, GPS, AGPS, 3.5mm audio jack, USB Type-C port, and infrared sensor. Sensors onboard include vibration motor, distance sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, and electronic compass.
Conclusion
Xiaomi Redmi 9 comes is an affordable device that suits the need of a gamer as well as other types of users. It has a wide and immersive quality display that can render amazing visuals. The cameras are good to capture excellent pictures and shoot videos. We can buy it from Gearbest (3+32GB) at $139 (Grey, Green, Purple) and (4+64GB) at $169 (Grey, Green, Purple) in Flash Sale.
Update on June 12, 2020
Redmi 9 is avaliable now here.