Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has officially launched its latest Redmi 9 smartphone. The details are at par with specs revealed by online retailer.
It is a budget mobile with rear placed fingerprint sensor and support for face unlock.At the front side, you get a 6.53-inch LCD display which has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It offers FHD+ resolution at 19.5:9 aspect ratio and boasts 89.83% screen-to-body ratio.
The Redmi 9 specs include octa-core MediaTek Helio G80 processor with 3GB / 4GB RAM options and 32GB / 64GB storage variants. At the front side is an 8MP fixed focus camera while the back side sports quad-camera setup of 13MP + 8MP + 5MP + 2MP shooters.
The smartphone features in a 5020mAh (typ) battery and supports Quick Charge 3.0 and 18W Fast charging. Sadly, Redmi has included 10W charger. There is an USB Type-C port for this. NFC is supported in select variant.
Redmi 9 Specifications
- Dimensions: 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
- Weight: 198 grams
- SIM: Dual Nano slots + MicroSD card
- Biometrics: Fingerprint sensor (rear), AI Face unlock
- Display: 6.53-inch IPS LCD dot-drop screen with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 394ppi pixel density, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 70% (Typ) NTSC color gamut, 400nits brightness, multi-touch support, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 89.83% screen-to-body ratio
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio G80 processor with Mali-G52 MC2 (950Mhz) GPU
- RAM: 3GB / 4GB LPDDR4X
- Storage: 32GB / 64GB built-in (eMMC 5.1), expandable up to 512GB using MicroSD card
- Front camera: 8MP with F/2.0 Aperture, 77.8-degree FOV, Fixed Focus
- Rear cameras: Quad Rear cameras with LED Flash
- 13MP main with F/2.2 Aperture, 75.2-degree FOV, AF
- 8MP ultra-wide angle with 118-degree FOV, F/2.2 Aperture, Fixed focus
- 5MP Macro with F/2.4 aperture, 4cm focus
- 2MP dept cameras with F/2.4 Aperture, Fixed focus
- Battery: 5020mAh with 18W fast charging support (5V/2A charger included). Offers about 171 hours music playback or 34 hours calling or 14 hours continuous navigation or 19 hours of video. Supports 18W fast charging
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Hotspot, Bluetooth V5.0, GPS, USB Type-C, 3.5mm Audio jack
- Audio: High audio output amplified by a large 0.7cc speaker box
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light, Proximity, Infrared
The Redmi 9 3GB/32GB price is €139 while its 4GB/64GB model costs €179. IT comes in Carbon Grey, Sunset Purple and Ocean Green colors.