Xiaomi Redmi 9

Not to be confused with Xiaomi Redmi 9 for Indian market

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

Speed
HSPA, LTE

Launch
Announced
2020, June 10

Status
Available. Released 2020, June 10

Body
Dimensions
163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm (6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)

Weight
198 g (6.98 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame

SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type
IPS LCD, 400 nits (typ)

Size
6.53 inches, 104.7 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS
Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, MIUI 13

Chipset
Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU
Mali-G52 MC2

Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

 eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Quad
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1″, 1.12µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video
1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Single
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm

Features
HDR

Video
1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS

NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)

Infrared port
Yes

Radio
Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required)

USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Battery
Type
Li-Po 5020 mAh, non-removable

Charging
18W wired

Misc
Colors
Carbon Gray, Sunset Purple, Ocean Green, Pink/Blue

Models
M2004J19G, M2004J19C

SAR
0.91 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
0.71 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    

Price
$ 127.35 / € 215.07 / £ 103.31 / ₹ 6,680

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 201829 (v8)
GeekBench: 1325 (v5.1)

Display

Contrast ratio: 1624:1 (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-26.9 LUFS (Good)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 131h