Redmi 9 review: Quad-cam budget with 5020 mAh and Helio G80.
Affordable FHD+ workhorse.
Redmi 9 broadened FHD+ to the sub-$150 tier with a sturdy quad-cam and a 5020 mAh cell. It became Xiaomi's entry-level volume driver across India and South America.
01Display
70/10070/100 puts it above the 67-point average for budget phones of 2020.
02Camera
60/10060/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.
03Performance
60/10060/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2020.
04Battery
80/10080/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.
05Build
58/10058/100 is one of the weaker build results among budget phones of 2020 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- FHD+ at sub-$150 price
- 5020 mAh + 18W charging
- NFC standard in EU variants
- LCD washed out vs AMOLED rivals
- Plastic back fingerprints
- 60Hz only
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 6-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .