With its big screen, big pixel-count, and large battery the Redmi Note 9 will likely scratch your flagship itch on a budget. Sure, it won't stack up to pricier smartphones in terms of design, camera zoom, low light imaging, or power, but for the price, it's still a winner, despite a few UI gremlins.

Great battery life; Competitive camera; Big; bright screen

Plastic frame; No telephoto camera; MIUI can be clunky

With the Redmi Note 9, Xiaomi zeroes in on battery life and photography as its twin priorities, resulting in a budget phone that occasionally punches above its weight. Performance and design compromises mean that it’s not an outright winner, but showing strength in a number of areas where the Moto...

Great battery life; Strong camera for the price; Screen is LCD but large and bright

Plasticky yet hefty design; Mediocre performance; MIUI 12 much improved; but still not perfect

The follow-up to the incredible Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has a lot to prove. Is it the best phone under £200?

Decent battery life; Excellent quad camera; Incredible value for money

No major improvements on Redmi Note 8T

An excellent budget phone, but unless money is very tight the Redmi Note 9S offers better value still.

Competitive pricing; Quad-lens camera; Dual-4G; 3.5mm headphone jack

Plastic body, MediaTek chip sacrifices performance & battery life, Camera focus can be soft

You get a lot for your money from the Redmi Note 9, with impressive hardware and design, and power that leaves many rivals in the dust. The camera might be a little over sold and the software brings a lot of bloat with it, but it's a capable handset.

Plenty of power; Premium design; Great battery life; Value for money

Display brightness control is a bit random; Sound quality from speaker not great; Camera system a bit oversold

The Redmi Note 9 4G is the 7th iteration in the Redmi Note 9-series . Unlike the other variants in the series, the Note 9 4G is targeted at the company’s home country, and was released along side the Redmi Note 9 5G and the Note 9 Pro 5G models .

1080p IPS panel rich in contrast; fast WLAN; design and workmanship; long battery life; triple SIM slot; solid SoC with...

...slow storage (eMMC); dark shadow around the punch hole; no UHD video option

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With an attractive physical design, above-average camera quality, and good battery life, the Redmi Note 9 is a promising mid-range device that doesn’t skimp out on performance and build quality.

By now we know that the Redmi Note 9 has an impressive battery backup and a large display with an average processor and an average camera. The base model of the phone packs 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage and is priced at Rs 11,999.