You can't argue with the value offered by Redmi Note 9S. Xiaomi's top budget phone is a fine example of how to produce cheaper phones without cutting corners. Design, performance, photography, all good - and in battery life it excels, with the longest time we've recorded in synthetic benchmarks. A few items remain on our wishlist for the Redmi line, but Note 9S will not fail to impress all but the most demanding users.