Review Redmi Note 9: The new low-cost model?

Redmi is a smartphone branch of Xiaomi. Xiaomi is already famous for smartphones that are priced much better than other phone brands on the market, so it's understandable that Redmi inherits this unique heritage from the parent company.

Redmi's Note series is the most prominent device of this manufacturer. Of course they are different from Samsung Note and the price is more pleasant than other famous phones. Let TipsMake evaluate the latest smartphone of Redmi - Redmi Note 9. 

Premium design of Redmi Note 9

1. Dimensions: 162.3 x 77.2 x 8.9mm
2. Weight: 199g

Looking at the design of the Redmi Note 9, it's hard to say this is not a flagship product. The case is made of plastic, one block fits all the way to the screen.

It has a 6.5-inch screen, thin bezels to the maximum, front camera placed on the left, overall look very neat.

Note 9 looks very premium

The Redmi Note 9 is not only IP waterproof, but it has a nano-level P2i waterproof rating. This means it has both mild water resistance and impact resistance.

The device has only one speaker on the bottom edge, very common on smartphones of the same price range, a 3.5mm headphone jack. However, when holding the device horizontally to play games or watch videos, your hand is easy to cover the speaker.

Next is the camera of the device. This is a cluster of 4 cameras placed in the middle, rather than next to the current products. A 64MP main sensor, f / 1.79 aperture. An 8MP wide-angle lens, f / 2.2 aperture. The other two lenses are 5MP and 2MP respectively, which are responsible for the depth of field of the image and the macro lens. The front camera has 13MP resolution. Below the rear camera cluster is a fingerprint sensor. Redmi also refuses to put the fingerprint sensor next to the basic design today.

Camera cluster on Note 9

Redmi Note 9 configuration and hardware

1. MediaTek Helio G85, 3 / 4GB RAM
2. 64 / 128GB + microSD card (can be up to 512GB)
3. 5,020mAh battery, 18W fast charging

Redmi Note 9 is equipped with MediaTek Helio G85 processor, which helps the device have quite stable performance. It has two configuration options that are 3GB RAM and 64GB capacity, 4GB RAM and 128GB hard drive. Thank you, both versions have support for external microSD card slot, two SIM but still not equipped with 5G connectivity.

It owns a 5020 mAh battery, supports 18W fast charging and comes with a 22.5W charger in the box. With such a large battery, Redmi Note 9 easily lasts 2 days of use with basic effects.

Visibility of Redmi Note 9

1. 6.53 inch LCD screen
2. 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution (394ppi pixel density)

Redmi Note 9 has a large screen size and resolution to bring Full HD + quality, sharper details than the iPhone SE.

Software of Redmi Note 9

1. Android 10 - MIUI 11

Redmi Note 9 is equipped with Android operating system and the latest software version of Xiaomi MIUI 11. Overall, the device runs very smoothly and starts to see signs of lag when working too much. If used with basic tasks such as surfing the web, using social networks or messaging, sending mail, this device will successfully complete the task.

summary

What makes the Redmi Note 9 stand out is the design quality, the battery life is good and the performance is good enough, especially there is an affordable price. This is a smartphone device that is extremely suitable for students.