Redmi 9 Prime - Another budget-friendly smartphone by Xiaomi

Xiaomi India released another phone in the budget category today for just Rs. 9,999. The same phone was launched earlier in China, with an almost similar price tag. Redmi 9 Prime manages to impress its fan base with premium features like FHD+ resolution supporting display, heavy processor, a massive battery, and quad rear cameras.

The Redmi 8 Prime has an attractive Aura 360 design. It features a 3D unibody with concentric circles around the rear cameras. The phone case has an anti-fingerprint ripple texture feature for a better grip. The Redmi 9 Prime features a 6.53-inch IPS LCD with a waterdrop notch. The device comes with a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The phone is shielded by Gorilla Glass panel 3. The screen of the device features a pre-installed screen protector. The phone comes with Android 10 OS with MIUI 11 on the top.

The phone is powered by a processor that is a gaming-centric Helio G80 chipset by MediaTek powers. The Redmi 9 Prime features a 4GB RAM and has two internal storage options available in 64GB and 128GB. You can extend the storage via a microSD card slot on the phone. The device has an AI-powered quad-camera system on the rear side that includes a 12-megapixel primary camera lens, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera lens, a 2-megapixel depth assist lens, and a 5-megapixel macro lens with 2cm focal length. At the front, the Redmi 9 houses an 8-megapixel selfie camera with portrait mode.

The device is powered by a massive 5,020mAh battery that can last up to 2 days with medium usage. The Redmi 9 Prime comes with a 10W charging through USB-C that allows users to charge the phone with 18W fast charger from the Xiaomi. Other features that are available on the Redmi 9 Prime are wireless FM radio, dual SIM slot, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, 1217 ultra-linear speaker, USB-C port, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Lastly, Xiaomi is offering a transparent protective case in the retail package of the device.