Contrary to the previous report and speculations, Redmi Note 9S is just the global variant of Redmi Note 9 Pro which was announced two weeks ago. This means that Xiaomi, or rather, Redmi, has given no competition to the budget-oriented Realme 6i. But as expected, the price of the global model is a bit higher. You can check the price breakdown below:
- India (original launch) – starts at INR 12,999 (~P8,900)
- Malaysia(Lazada and Shopee) – starts at RM 799(~P9,200)
- Singapore – starts at SGD 299 (~10,500)
- Thailand – starts at THB 6499 (~P10,100)
- China(AliExpress) – starts at $249USD(~P12,700)
If you want to check out the full specs and features of Redmi Note 9S, you can just read our Redmi Note 9 Pro coverage since the two devices are identical.
READ: Redmi Note 9 Pro Series: SD 720G, 64MP, 5020mAh, Starts at P9K
Redmi Note 9s specs, price, availability in the Philippines
- Display: 6.67-inch FHD+ IPS LCD, pinhole
- Design: metal frame, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (front, back, cameras), splash resistant
- Dimension and Weight: 165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm, 209g
- CPU: Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
- GPU: Adreno 618
- RAM: 4GB/6GB/8GB(Max)
- Memory: 64GB/128GB UFS 2.1 with dedicated microSD slot of up to 256GB
- Main Camera: 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.25″, 0.8µm, PDAF
- 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm
- 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1/5.0″, 1.75µm
- 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) | video recording up to 4K @ 30fps
- Selfie Camera: 16 MP, (wide), 1.0µm | video recording up to FHD @ 30fps
- Connectivity: LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, WiFi ac, GPS, audio jack, USB-C, Infrared blaster
- Security: side-mounted fingerprint scanner, face unlock
- Battery: 5020mAh 18W
- Audio: south-firing mono speaker
- OS: Android 10.0; MIUI 11
- Colors: Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Black
- Price: INR 12,999 (~P8,900) to INR 18,999 (~P13,000)
- Release date: March 2020 (India), TBD (Philippines)