The much awaited Redmi 9 Prime has finally been launched in India on Aug 04 completing its circle of Redmi 9 series. It features a FHD+ Display and is powered by Helio G80 processor.
Redmi 9 saw its Global launch a few months after numerous leaks and there was lot of news about its India launch which finally took place today. The Redmi 9 series leaks hinted at multiple Redmi 9 variants to come in market in the form of Redmi 9a, Redmi 9c up until last few days. These rumors were brought to halt when Manu Kumar Jain declared the Redmi 9 Prime as the single device by bringing the Prime series, that would see the face of Indian shore.
Redmi 9 Prime is the predecessor to the Redmi 8 which was launched last year and also saw its Redmi 8A Dual upgrade. It is launched in four different set of colors, with 5020 MaH battery and two storage options. It has got a massive upgrade over the Snapdragon 439 powered Redmi 8 and is being launched with Mediatek Helio G80.
Redmi 9 Global launch saw it released with a 3GB variant while the Redmi 9 Prime is starting with minimum 4GB variant considering the need of the hour. Hence India for now doesn’t get to have the 3GB variant as was available for the Global launch.
By now Redmi, post Covid-19 has seen the launch of Redmi Note 9 a few weeks back which was followed by the much and highly anticipated Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. Redmi 9 Prime completes the Redmi 9 family and hope it’s final in the series till in next few months we see the Redmi 10 series taking over. But it’s time to sit back and enjoy Redmi 9 Prime which has direct competition with the likes of Realme Narzo, Realme C15 and Samsung Galaxy M31 to name a few.
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The launch event started in pretty much the same fashion as last few post covid events, which were audience less, in-house and pre recorded and somehow fail to create as much buzz. Though there are decent enough add ons which make this launch event special and hope Redmi 9 Prime will attract many more fans as the sales day approaches.
Here are the specifications of the smartphone:
Display and OS
The dual-SIM (Nano) Redmi 9 Prime runs on Android 10 with MIUI 11 and features a 6.53-inch FHD+ IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
Processor
Redmi 9 Prime is powered by octa core Mediatek Helio G80 which is far more powerful than available on its predecessor Redmi 8. It is one of the most powerful processors available in this price segment and below mentioned comparative AnTuTu scores are a proof of it. Helio G80 stands with impressive AnTuTu score of 204, 506.
Camera and Battery
The smartphone features not just one or two but a quad camera set up with 13 MP AI Camera, besides 8MP Ultra-wide, 5MP Macro and a 2MP portrait lens. There is an 8-megapixel camera sensor at the front for selfies.
The phone comes in two variants starting with minimum 4GB unlike the Global device which also had a 3GB variant. The two variants options are 4GB/64GB and 4GB/128GB,DDR4x RAM expandable via microSD card (up to 512GB).
It packs a 5,020mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging. The phone, however, comes bundled with a 10W charger. Besides, it measures 163.32×77.01×9.1mm and weighs 198 grams.
Other Features
Connectivity options on the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, IR blaster, and a USB Type-C port. The phone also has the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and is P2i splash-proof.
Color Variants
The phones comes in four different colors including Space Blue, Mint Green, Sunrise Flare and Matt Black. Sunrise Flare is the new shade of color added to the Redmi series and reminds of iPhone SE pink shade.
Price and Availability
The base variant 4GB/64GB very interestingly and smartly has been priced at ₹9,999 with the next higher with 128GB storage and same 4GB RAM is pricedat ₹11,999. The move to be placed back again in below 10k segment will draw lot of buyers and bring people back to Redmi and help boost it’s competition plans with Realme.
And now the next most awaited piece of detail on When and where to Buy it. The phone will be available for purchase via Mi.com and Amazon India starting Aug 06 during the Amazon Prime Sale. Besides the phone will soon be available for purchase via Mi Home, Mi Studio, Mi Store and across all Redmi Partner Offline Stores.
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