Another mid-range smartphone is arriving in the Philippines in the form of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S. With a bigger display and an improved design, the smartphone will initially make its way to the Philippines via Lazada.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S comes with a 6.67-inch FullHD+ IPS display with Gorilla Glass 5. Instead of a notch, the smartphone now comes with a punch-hole display to get on with the times. Peeking out of the display is its 16MP f/2.5 front-facing camera.
The device sports a quad camera setup led by a 48MP f/1.8 main camera powered by an ISOCELL GM2 sensor. Its other cameras are an 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide, a 5MP f/2.4 macro, and a 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor. There’s also an LED flash just below the square camera bump.
Inside is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G with up to 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage. It runs on a 5,020mAh battery with 18W Fast Charging as well as Android 10 with MIUI 11. As an additional layer of security, the brand has added a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
| Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
| Screen | 6.67-inch IPS, FullHD+, Gorilla Glass 5 |
| RAM | 4GB/6GB |
| OS | Android 10 with MIUI 11 |
| Rear Camera | 48MP f/1.8 ISOCELL GM2 Main, 8MP f/2.2 Ultrawide, 5MP f/2.4 Macro, 2MP f/2.4 Depth; LED Flash, HDR |
| Front Camera | 16MP f/2.5 |
| Storage | 64GB/128GB expandable via MicroSD slot |
| Network | 4G LTE |
| Connectivity | Dual-band WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C |
| Battery | 5,020mAh, 18W Fast Charging |
| Others | Side-mounted Fingerprint Scanner |
| Colors | Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray |
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S will be initially available via Lazada for PhP 10,490 for the 4GB/64GB variant and PhP 11,990 for the 6GB/128GB version. Xiaomi is also holding a 1-day sale for the 4GB/64GB model for just PhP 9,990 on May 8, 2020.
