Mid-range · 2020

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 5G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s Camera shares the Oppo F11's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.53″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

800U 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 18W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

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Full specifications

Display

6.53″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.53"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

450 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 800U (7 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC3

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 800U (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

345,370

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC3

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 10, MIUI 12 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, MIUI 12

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.3

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM1, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Oppo F11 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB · 6/256GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, NavIC System

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8

5G n1, n3, n41, n78, n79

Build & Design

199 g · 9.2 mm

Height

162.0 mm

Width

77.3 mm

Thickness

9.2 mm

Weight

199 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

78% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.53″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

345k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1080 × 2340 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

345k vs 623k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

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