SpecEagle review · Xiaomi
Redmi Note 9S review: SD 720G value.
SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2020·$249
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#10 of 25
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front
Note 9S SD 720G mid.
Redmi Note 9S brought SD 720G + 48 MP quad-cam at $250 — Xiaomi's 2020 best-seller.
01Display
76/10076/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.
TypeIPS LCD
Size6.67"
Resolution2400 x 1080
02Performance
72/10072/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.
ChipsetSnapdragon 720G
RAM6 GB
Storage128 GB
03Camera
72/10072/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.
Main48 MP
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro5 MP
Depth2 MP
Front16 MP
04Battery
82/10082/100 puts it above the 78-point average for mid-range phones of 2020.
Capacity5,020 mAh
Charging18 W
05Software
70/10070/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2020.
What works
- SD 720G value pick.
- 6.67" FHD+.
- 48 MP quad cam.
- NFC + IR.
What doesn't
- No 5G.
- 18 W charging slow.
- 209 g chunky.
- MIUI 11.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 3a XL
$479 · score 78/100
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 25-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .