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Redmi Note 9 Pro review: The 2020 budget bestseller — 5,020 mAh, 64 MP, big screen.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2020·$269
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#2 of 5
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A 2020 budget bestseller.

Redmi Note 9 Pro paired a big 5,020 mAh battery and 64 MP quad-cam with all the extras — jack, microSD, IR, stereo — at $269. The 60 Hz LCD and 4G show its age.

01Display

64/100

64/100 trails the 66-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size6.67 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

Main64 MP, f/1.89
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro5 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

56/100

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

ChipsetSnapdragon 720G (8 nm)
RAM6 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB + microSD

04Battery

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for budget phones of 2020.

Capacity5,020 mAh
Wired30 W

05Build

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

06Value

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

What works
  • Big 5,020 mAh battery.
  • 64 MP quad-cam at $269.
  • Jack + microSD + IR + stereo.
  • FHD+ big screen.
What doesn't
  • LCD 60 Hz only.
  • SD720G + 4G only.
  • Heavy 209 g.
  • MIUI ads.

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