Mid-range · 2020

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

Name: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 130000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦100,000 to ₦130,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A12's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.67″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

720G 4 / 64 GB

5020 mAh 18W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

575 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Adreno 618

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

303,263

GeekBench

1,785

Graphics test

GFXBench 15 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Adreno 618

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Kryo 360 2.3 GHz + 6x Kryo 360 1.7 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, MIUI 14 · 2-year support

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, upgradable to Android 12, MIUI 14

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 16 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

5 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM2, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A12 , Samsung Galaxy A21s

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5020 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5020 mAh

Lab endurance

127:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.8 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.8 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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 — no 5G

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

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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 B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

209 g · 8.8 mm

Height

165.8 mm

Width

76.7 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

209 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

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

5,020 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

303k 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 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

26% larger battery capacity

5,020 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1080 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

303k 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

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦100,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦100,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

Lugas Hub

3.1 yrs · 41 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦120,000

Fair for used

Truewold Technology Yemi

8.5 yrs · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦130,000

Sochim & De daveth Enterprise

7.5 yrs · 128GB

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More listings:

Konga · Jiji

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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