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Redmi Note 9 review: FHD+ budget bestseller with 5,020 mAh and NFC.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2020·$200
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#23 of 118
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A no-frills budget bestseller.

Redmi Note 9 delivered a big battery, NFC, IR and a headphone jack for $200. Entry G85 and 4G, but extras make it stand out.

01Display

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size6.53 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 56-point average for budget phones of 2020.

Main48 MP, f/1.79
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

52/100

52/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

ChipsetHelio G85 (12 nm)
RAM3 / 4 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB + microSD

04Battery

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2020 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Capacity5,020 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 60-point average for budget phones of 2020.

06Value

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2020 — 12 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Big 5,020 mAh battery.
  • NFC + IR + microSD + jack.
  • FHD+ display.
  • Affordable $200.
What doesn't
  • Helio G85 + 4G only.
  • Only 3 GB RAM base.
  • Mono speaker.
  • MIUI ads.
Cross-shop it against
Huawei Y9 Prime (2019)
$240 · score 68/100

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 118-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .