Xiaomi Redmi 9 is the latest budget smartphone from the Chinese smartphone company.
The phone features a 6.53-inch FHD+ screen, a MediaTek Helio G80 chipset coupled with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of onboard storage.
This is some spec bump from the Redmi 8.
At the back is a circular camera bump that features three vertically arranged cameras including a 13MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, a 5MP macro and 2MP depth sensor.
An 8MP selfie camera is included in the teardrop notch.
Other features include a headphone jack, USB-C port and will come in three colours including Purple, Grey and Green.
The phone will cost between Ksh 15,000 and Ksh 18,000.
Xiaomi Redmi 9 Specifications
| Display | Type | IPS LCD Dot Drop display |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.53″ | |
| Resolution | FHD+ | |
| Protection | ~ | |
| Platform | Operating System | MIUI 11 on top of Android 10 | Soon getting MIUI 12 update |
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G80 | |
| CPU | octa-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz(2 big ARM Cortex-A75 cores and 6 small ARM Cortex-A55 cores) | |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G52 GPU | |
| Memory | RAM | 3/4GB |
| Internal | 32/64GB | |
| External | microSD, | |
| Network | Technology | Dual 4G LTE |
| SIM | Dual SIM | |
| Camera | Main | 13MP+8MP+5MP+2MP quad camera |
| Front | 8MP AI powered | |
| Battery | Size | 5020mAh, type-C port |
| Type | Li-Ion | |
| Colors | Purple, Grey and Green.k | |
| Features | IR blaster, headphone jack | |
| Price | 2GB/32GB model: Ksh 14,000 4GB/64GB model: Ksh 16,000. |
