The Redmi Note 9S was introduced earlier in Summer this year, featuring the brand’s new symmetry-focused design language and a respectable mid-range spec sheet. Xiaomi is now knocking 5% off the Note 9S, putting the phone in the lower-mid price bracket. Let’s take a look.
Instead of Rs. 39,999, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is now available for Rs. 37,999 — which makes for a discount of Rs. 2,000. To recount what you get for that price, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 720G powers the Note 9S. The chipset has a thin 8nm processor inside, Qualcomm’s 5th gen AI engine, and a CPU clocked at 2.3GHz.
These internals are hooked up to a 5020 mAh battery that charges over 18W (you get a 22.5W fast charger in the box). 6GB of memory handles multi-tasking, and your data goes on 128GB of storage.
The Redmi Note 9S design features a hole punch in the center of the screen and thin bezels surrounding it, four cameras neatly arranged inside a boxy camera bump in the center and accented with outlines, and 3D curved edges and corners. Despite being a relatively old handset the Note 9S still shines bright in the Xiaomi price list.
It’s a glass sandwich, layered in Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on the front and back. The fingerprint scanner on Redmi Note 9s is mounted on the side, leaving the backplate clean. You can pick from Interstellar Grey, Aurora Blue, and Glacier White colors. For visuals, you’re looking at a 6.67” FHD+ screen that delivers a 91% screen-to-body ratio.
The camera setup on the Note 9S is your standard four-lens configuration: a 48MP f/1.79 main camera, an 8MP wide-angle sensor with a 119° field-of-view, a 5MP macro cam, and a 2MP sensor for depth mapping.
The camera produces high-res, detailed shots, even in low-light thanks to the dedicated Night Mode, and can shoot videos in up to 4K. Your selfies are taken with a 16MP camera, featuring slo-mo selfies and AI Beautify mode.
