Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime launches New Smart phone below 10,000

Redmi 9 Prime: best value for money for a budget around Rs. 10,000 only.

Recently, Xiaomi has launched ‘Redmi  9 Prime’ in the Indian market. It offers some excellent features with very competitive and low pricing compared to other phones. While there are a few options available, we feel that Redmi 9 Prime ones –ups most of them and are definitely a prime contender for the title of best smartphone under Rs 10,000. Here’s why:

Before we begin the Redmi  9 Prime review,

Let’s take a look at the specifications

 

Display	6.53- inch Full HD+
Processor	Media Tek Helio G80
Ram / Storage	4GB + 64GB / 4GB + 128 GB
Rear Camera	13MP + 8MP+ 5MP+ 2MP
Front Camera	8MP
3.5 MM Jack	Yes
Battery	5020 MAH
Connectivity	Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE WI-FI 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Dual-band, NFC USB 2.0 Type C Connector
Features	Fingerprint Scanner Rear Face Unlock, FM Radio Support dual SIM VoLTE HD Calling Support VoWiFi
Charger	18W Fast Charging
OS	Android 10 with MIUI 11
Dual SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual stand-by)
Price	4GB+64GB – RS. 9,999 4GB+128GB – Rs. 11,999

 

Redmi 9 Prime Review

Design and Display

Let’s begin directly with one of the features that are now rare in the price range – a Full HD+ Display While most Smartphone’s under 10,000 offer an HD+ display, the Redmi 9 Prime has an edge with its 6.53-inch 1080p Full HD+ screen. A higher resolution display tends to give you better details. The display is bright-enough at 400 nits and, for the price is passable even in direct sunlight. Colors are natural, and the display offer decent viewing angles a well.

Redmi 9 Prime review unit has A Mint Green color polycarbonate shell on the back. Xiaomi is sticking to its tried and trusted Aura 360 design for the Redmi 9 Prime. Props to Xiaomi for paying attention to minor details like a textured back that help in better grip. The polycarbonate back has a matte finish, which also keeps fingerprint smudges at bay. We pick this over any other similar Smartphone that offer glossy back that gets dirty very easily.

The Smartphone is heavy at 198 grams and is 9.1mm thick but thanks to the curved, textured back and decent weight distribution, you are likely not to find the Redmi 9 Prime too heavy. The power and volume buttons on the right edge are easily reachable. Even if the phone falls off your hands, chances are the display wont crack, courtesy of the Gorilla Glass 3 protection. However, we would not recommend you trying a drop test. At the bottom, you get a USB Type –C port sandwiched between the mic and the fairly-loud single speaker grille.

Performance and software

Redmi 9 Prime gets a 2.0GHz Media Tek Helio G80 octa-core processor with Mali G52 GPU Media Tek’s G-series processors are typically targeted towards gamers who want max performance from their Smartphone’s. Redmi 9 Prime does deliver smooth performance while playing graphics-intensive games in most cases. PUBG Mobile loads in HD graphics and supports High frame rate. He did notice some lag here and there, but that’s very minimal especially considering the price you pay. The device does get warm, but its nothing alarming.

Battery Life

Battery life is quite remarkable on the Redmi 9 Prime. The 5,020 mAh will easily last for almost a couple of days depending upon your use case. Mostly included playing Domination and Vikendi  Classic matches in PUBG, scrolling through social media feeds, texts and calling, averaging about 1.5 days of battery life to keep the cost down, the company ships a 10W charger in the box. It took nearly 2 hours and 45 minutes to charge the phone from zero to 100 percent. Redmi 9 Prime does support 18W fast charging.

Camera

On the back, Redmi 9 Prime has four camera sensors – a 13MP primary, an 8MP ultra-wide, a 5MP macro and a 2MP depth sensor. The primary camera clicks decent images with decent images when there is enough light. Colors are not oversaturated and very close to real. The dynamic range for both wide and ultra-wide is not that great. The 5MP macro camera does a reasonably good job provided you get the focusing right in a good light. Considering the price, Redmi 9 Prime’s camera performs quite well. However, the camera system missed out on a dedicated night mode. It does get other imaging modes like Pro, Portrait, short video, video mode, etc. The 8MP camera clicks sharp and detailed selfies. Turn off the beauty-mode filter, and you will get close to real skin tones.

However, the software does tend to overdo the skin’s smoothness at the time there is one underrated feature called Al skyscaping that Xiaomi introduced with t Redmi K20 Pro there are multiple options like Sunny, Cloudy, Rainbow, Glow, Sunset, etc.

Verdict

At the beginning of our Redmi 9 Prime review, we stated that the Smartphone is a prime contender for the best Smartphone under Rs 10,000 currently in India Redmi 9 Prime is a budget all-rounder that ticks most boxes right with a value-for-money performance package.