5 best features of Redmi Note 9S

Xiaomi's newly launched Redmi Note 9S is one of the hottest mid-rangers at the moment due to its impressive overall package for the price. What are those? Read on.

Punch-hole for less

5 best features of Redmi Note 9S

Real glass

1. Premium design - Unlike most similarly priced handsets with a generic design and gradient colors, the Redmi Note 9S sports a unique back design with a high-gloss finish in Interstellar Black, Aurora Blue, and Glacier White. It also has a square camera hump, side-mounted fingerprint reader, and a punch-hole in the upper-middle portion of the 6.67-inch FHD+ display ala Samsung high-end phones. This is a neater implementation versus older-gen notch screens.

Moreover, it comes with premium materials. Both the front and back of the device is protected by Corning's Gorilla Glass 5 technology. It even has some sort of water splash resistance.

Good AnTuTu score

2. Powerful specs in its class - This device goes with the new 8nm Snapdragon 720G octa-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz paired with Adreno 618 GPU. SD720G is the upgrade of the SD712. Early benchmarks are showing that it is a bit faster and nearly as good as the Snapdragon 730G.

Xiaomi paired it with up to 6GB LPDRR4X RAM, up to 128GB UFS 2.1 storage, dedicated microSD slot up to 256GB, and large 5,020mAh battery capacity with USB-C 18W fast charging.

This means that this phone is fast enough for mobile gamers on a budget and it can last quite long because of large battery capacity.

Quad-cam goodness

3. Capable cameras - The Redmi Note 9S boasts a quad-camera setup. It uses a 48MP f/1.79 Samsung GM2 sensor with PDAF focus and EIS, 8MP 119-degree ultra-wide-angle camera, 5MP f/2.4 2c macro, and 2MP f/2.4 depth. It also has a dual-tone LED flash.

It has some of the cool modes such as the Night mode and several filters. This setup will also allow its users to shoot up to 4K 30fps videos.

In front, there's a 16MP f/2.48 shooter for selfies with the usual Beauty and Portrait modes.

What's new here is it supports up slow-mo selfies.

There is an IR Blaster on top

4. IR Blaster - The IR Blaster is an often overlooked feature. But, it is a useful one. This will allow its users to use their phones as a remote control for Mi smart home devices and even TVs or air conditioners from other brands.

5. The price - The Redmi Note 9S is a steal for the PHP 10,490 starting based on its specs and features. In particular, it is the most affordable with a punch-hole in the middle display and Snapdragon 720G. It is also one of those rare phones with fast charging and IR Blaster at this price point.

Redmi Note 9S Specs

Display: 6.67-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 5 protected LCD (LTPS) screen w/ FHD+ 2400 x 1080 resolution at 395ppi

CPU: 2.3GHz 8nm Snapdragon 720G octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 618

RAM: 4GB/6GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 64GB/128GB UFS 2.1 expandable via microSD card slot up to 256GB (dedicated)

Back Camera: 48MP f/1.79 Samsung ISOCELL GM2 w/ PDAF, EIS + 8MP 119-degree ultra-wide-angle + 5MP f/2.4 2cm macro + 2MP f/2.4 depth + dual-tone LED flash

Selfie Camera: 16MP f/2.48

Battery: 5,020mAh w/ 18W fast charging

OS: Android 10 w/ MIUI 11

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, OTG, FM Radio, GPS, NavIC, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure

Others: Fingerprint sensor, face unlock, IR Blaster, P2i water splash resistance, Z-axis linear vibration motor, dual-mic, USB-C, Colors: Interstellar Black, Aurora Blue, Glacier White

Dimensions: 165.7 x 76.6 x 8.8 mm

Weight: 209 g

Price: PHP 10,490 (4GB/64GB), PHP 11,990 (6GB/128GB)

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