Xiaomi has already launched several smartphones in the Indian market this year through its various sub-brands. After launching Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and Redmi Note 9 Pro in March, followed by the launch of Redmi Note 9 in July and Redmi 9 Prime recently in August, the company announced the launch of Redmi 9 in India. Xiaomi Vice President and General Manager Manu Kumar Jain took to Twitter to tease the launch of an upcoming smartphone. While he did not clearly mention the name of the phone to be released or mention the release date, it is still quite obvious that he is talking about the Redmi 9 smartphone here. Take a look at the tweet below:
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ is the year 9️⃣! ? That's My 2020: ?✅ March 12: #RedmiNote9ProMax & #RedmiNote9Pro✅ July 20: #RedmiNote9✅ August 4: #Redmi9Prime❓ XX XXX, 2020: #Redmi _? Where is 9? Whats Next? RT and get ready for 9️⃣! ? #Xiaomi ❤️ #Redmi pic.twitter.com/GVWJTacXov August 19, 2020 The Chinese smartphone manufacturer has already launched Redmi in India under the name of Redmi 9 Prime and has two other devices in this series: Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C, which were announced some time ago. We are likely to see the company rebrand one of these two devices as the Redmi 9 in India.
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Redmi 9: what could be
We agreed that we don't have much information available about the device which will launch soon in India. However, as mentioned above, it could be the Redmi 9A or the Redmi 9C that Xiaomi could bring to India. These are purely budget smartphones that are designed with those users in mind who are looking for maximum value for money, therefore the phone may come with some essentials like a large screen with a notch, headphone jack, huge battery . The Redmi 9A and 9C come with a 6.53-inch display with HD+ resolution that is TUV Rheinland certified for low blue light and 400 nits maximum brightness. The Redmi 9C is powered by the Helio G35 SoC, while the Redmi 9A comes with a MediaTek Helio G25 SoC. Both phones have a 5000mAh battery with support for 10W fast charging, Dual SIM 4G LTE and support for memory expansion up to 512GB. However, the main difference between the two devices lies in their optics, Redmi 9A comes with a single 13-megapixel rear sensor, while Redmi 9C houses a triple rear camera setup that comprises a 13-megapixel main sensor, a 2 megapixel macro. with a 4cm focal length and a 2-megapixel depth sensor in a square-shaped camera island similar to the Realme C11. Both phones have a 5-megapixel selfie shooter.