SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Redmi 9T review: Quad-cam budget with stereo and 6000 mAh.

Item: Redmi 9T
Rating: 58
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2021·$170

Overall

58/100

Class rank

#50 of 147

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Global Redmi 9 Power.

Redmi 9T was the global market name of the Redmi 9 Power — same 6000 mAh battery, FHD+ panel and stereo speakers at $170, sold across Europe and Southeast Asia.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 65-point average for budget phones of 2021.

TypeIPS LCD

Size6.53 inches

Resolution1080 x 2340 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2021.

Main48 MP, f/1.79

Ultrawide8 MP, 118 deg

Macro2 MP

Depth2 MP

Selfie8 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 52-point average for budget phones of 2021.

ChipsetSnapdragon 662 (11nm)

GPUAdreno 610

04Battery

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2021 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6000 mAh

Charging18W

05Build

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 61-point average for budget phones of 2021.

What works

6000 mAh + stereo at $170
FHD+ display + Gorilla Glass 3
microSD + 3.5 mm jack

What doesn't

Snapdragon 662 modest
18W charging slow
2 MP filler lenses

Cross-shop it against

POCO M5

$190 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 147-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .