Just days after Xiaomi unveiled its super-premium Mi 10 Ultra, the company showed off a phone at the opposite end of the price range: the Redmi 9, a budget phone just launched in the UK. The Xiaomi Redmi 9 is now the most affordable phone the company has to offer here, coming in at just €159, less than the Redmi Note 9S and a few others at €199. You can check it out on Xiaomi's website here. It's even cheaper if you buy it before August 23, as the company is offering it for €149 with the Mi Band 4 fitness tracker added too. After that, it will go back to €159, which is still a very reasonable price for a smartphone. We will introduce you to the specifications below. but it should be noted that we have not tested this phone, so we cannot vouch for its quality. However, we've tested other Xiaomi Redmi phones and generally found them to be reliable devices on a par with Motorola's G line. When we take a look at this phone, it might earn a place on our list of the best Xiaomi phones or the best budget phones, but we'll have to see it.
Specifications Xiaomi Redmi 9
The Redmi Note 9 has a 6.53-inch screen with a resolution of 2340x1080. Since many affordable phones have low-resolution screens, that's impressive for a phone at this price point. In terms of internals, there's a Mediatek Helio G80 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage; Not amazing specs, but pretty much what you'd expect for a sub-€200 phone. The battery is pretty impressive at 5020 mAh. It's the largest we've seen on a Redmi phone, albeit only 20mAh, as many have 5,000mAh power supplies. That being said, given the mediocre processor and smaller screen compared to many other Redmi phones, the phone could last for two full days of use. There are four rear cameras: a 13 MP ultra-wide, 8 MP main camera, 5 MP macro, and a 2 MP depth-sensing snapper, with an 8 MP selfie camera on the front. Redmi's Note series has 48MP and 64MP snappers, so the ones here are a bit low-res, but again, that's indicative of the low price. Finally, there's a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB-C port here; the latter may impress some, as cheap phones can often have a micro USB port which results in slower charging. You can check the phone yourself on the Xiaomi website.