The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T is a decent phone for the price. It’s fairly snappy in use, it has a nice design that fits snugly in the hand, and you’re getting 5G compatibility on a budget. It’s not perfect – the display isn’t as bright as it could be, and camera performance is uninspiring – but such limitations come with the price tag. It’s hard to recommend, though, with the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite offering better specs for the same price.

Relatively fast to use; Affordable 5G; Feels good in the hand;

Cameras are only ‘okay’; Lots of bloatware; Mi 10T Lite is the same price but has better specs

Much like my wife's old redmi 7, the first unit we got had a major defect. The upper right corner had major discoloration, and quite often the touchscreen would not respond. While the exchange for a working (so far) unit was rather painless and swift, being the second time it has happened now, I'll...

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T is a decent phone for the price. It’s fairly snappy in use, it has a nice design that fits snugly in the hand, and you’re getting 5G compatibility on a budget.

Relatively fast to use; Affordable 5G; Feels good in the hand

Cameras are only ‘okay’; Lots of bloatware; Mi 10T Lite is the same price but has better specs

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T 5G has the makings of a good mid-range smartphone — a large hi-res screen, new and capable chipset, 5G connectivity, good cameras, and a large battery. We don’t have the local SRP, though, but we expect it to be priced competitively like the older Redmi 9 series models.

Redmi Note 9T- first dual SIM 5G in 2021 for under $300.

Great hardware design for the price; Dual SIM 5G capability; Excellent in-hand ergonomics; Feels lightweight for a large phone with a 5000 mAh battery; Dual stereo speakers and a headphone jack; Gaming performance is excellent; Battery lasts for two days with minimal effort; Main camera performance...

No ultrawide camera for a 'Note' series device, Only 4GB RAM isn't very future proof, MIUI 12 still has some weird Theme related software quirks

Xiaomi's Redmi brand of entry-level and mid-range phones are popular outside of the US, and the latest offerings, the Redmi 9T and Redmi Note 9T, include support for 5G while being powered by MediaTek processors.

Deal or no deal? The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T costs 230 Euros (~$279) in the smallest version and is already sold for less than 200 Euros (~$243) in some places. The special feature: The Redmi Note 9T is one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest 5G smartphone. Despite the low price, the remaining features also appear to be good. This is reason enough to take a closer look at Xiaomi's 5G smartphone.

With the Redmi Note 9T, Xiaomi puts together a compelling overall package that is especially interes...

5G and NFC; dual SIM, VoLTE, and VoWiFi; low SAR values; stereo speakers; IR blaster and audio jack; good daylight camera; very long battery life; fast mid-range SoC; fast charging at 18 watts;

no IP certification; only 4 GB of RAM; no wide-angle lens; only a 60 Hz display;