SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Redmi 9 Power review: 6000 mAh budget with 48 MP quad cam.

Item: Redmi 9 Power
Rating: 56
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2020·$180

Overall

56/100

Class rank

#6 of 6

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Multi-day battery budget.

Redmi 9 Power went big on battery — 6000 mAh at $180 with stereo speakers and FHD+ — aimed at multi-day-endurance buyers across India and Indonesia.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for budget phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD

Size6.53 inches

Resolution1080 x 2340 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

Main48 MP, f/1.79

Ultrawide8 MP, 118 deg

Macro2 MP

Depth2 MP

Selfie8 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 662 (11nm)

GPUAdreno 610

04Battery

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2020 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6000 mAh

Charging18W

05Build

64/100

64/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

What works

6000 mAh — multi-day battery at $180
FHD+ + stereo speakers
microSD + 3.5 mm jack

What doesn't

Snapdragon 662 modest
Slow 18W charging for the big cell
2 MP filler lenses

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? .