Redmi Note 9 with MediaTek Helio G85, 48MP Quad-Camera Launched

Xiaomi first launched the Redmi Note 9 series in India earlier last month. It included theRedmi Note 9 ProandNote 9 Pro Maxbut the standard Redmi Note 9 was missing in action. Well, the wait has finally come to an end though. Xiaomi took the wraps off the Redmi Note 9 in Europe today. It imbibes the same design philosophy as its elder siblings and has been equipped with a new gaming-centric MediaTek chipset, quad-cameras, and a massive battery.

Redmi Note 9: Specs and Features

Starting off with the design, Redmi Note 9 flaunts a polycarbonate build as opposed to the glass build of the Pro variants. This is a step back in comparison to its predecessor, but it makes sense if you want to lower the price tag.

How do you distinguish between the Redmi Note 9 and its Pro counterparts? There are two obvious giveaways. The easiest is the punch-hole placement. It sits at the center on Redmi Note 9 Pro whereas Redmi Note 9 has it at the top left. Second, the fingerprint scanner placement is a dead giveaway as well. It sits below the quad-camera setup on the rear instead of on the edge.

Redmi Note 9 features a6.53-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD displaywith a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 2340 x 1080 resolution. The panel supports 450 nits brightness and has Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top. The punch-hole cutout houses a 13MP selfie camera.

While we earlier assumed Redmi Note 9 will be powered by theMediaTek Helio G80chipset, Xiaomi has opted for a slightly improved variant of the same. The smartphone packs theHelio G85 chipsetto run the show under the hood. It includes two Cortex-A75 cores (performance) clocked at up to 2GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores (efficiency).

There’s also up to 4GB of LPPDDR4x RAM and up to 128GB of UFS 2.1 built-in storage onboard. You can expand the storage up to 512GB via a microSD card. The device runs Android 10-based MIUI 11 out-of-the-box. It should receive theMIUI 12 updatein the coming months.

Further, it seems like Xiaomi wants to make the center-aligned square camera system synonymous with the Redmi Note lineup. The Redmi Note 9 includes a quad-camera array,helmed by the 48MP (f/1.79) Samsung GM1 sensor. It’s coupled with an 8MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide lens with a 118-degree FOV, a 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor.

Redmi Note 9 comes equipped with ahuge 5,020mAh battery pack, along with 18W fast-charging support via the USB Type-C port. So yeah, you should pretty much be sorted on the battery life front. The device also includes a 3.5mm headphone jack, NFC, an IR blaster, and a lot more.

Price and Availability

Redmi Note 9 is priced at $199 (around Rs. 14,900) for the 3GB+64GB variant whereas you will have to shell out $249 (around Rs. 18,690) for the 4GB+128GB variant. You can expect the prices to be slightly lower in India due to local phone manufacturing.

Redmi Note 9 will be available to buy in three attractive colorways, namely Forest Green, Polar White, and Midnight Grey. It will go on sale sometime in mid-May, so stay tuned for more information. We can expect the Redmi Note 9 to make its way to India really soon.

Anmol

Getting my start with technology journalism back in 2016, I have been working in the industry for over 7 years. Currently, as the Editor of Beebom, I’m leading the coverage on the website. While my expertise lies in Android, Windows, and the apps world, find me reading manga, watching anime, and playing Apex in my free time.

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