After switching to Chinese processors, Xiaomi has become not only better, but also worse than the old ones. On several points

7.5/10Rating according to FerraXiaomi Redmi 9Redmi number series (without any “A” and “Note”) - standard budget Xiaomi. Not yet

beggarly level “as long as it works somehow”, butand without trying to climb into the territory of mid-range smartphones at a price, as is now happening with the Redmi Note 9 Pro. The only confusing thing is that instead of the “cool” and obviously high-quality Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, the new Redmi 9 was shoved into the powerful (on paper) but “lottery” quality MediaTek. Or are we too biased and everything is compensated by the totality of characteristics per ruble spent?

Table of contents

  • Appearance
  • Screen and interface
  • Performance and autonomy
  • Camera
  • Competitors
  • Realme C11
  • Oppo A5 (2020)
  • Total

Lazy people can immediately click on "Total" in the table of contents and get comprehensive answers. In the meantime, we will tell you about the smartphone in general for those who do not follow Xiaomi every single day.

Appearance

The budgetary Redmi 9 is easier to confuse with some more expensive smartphone, even from the same Xiaomi. This applies not only to the appearance, but personally I see a lot in common with the Mi 9.