Lower mid-range · 2020

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 5G

Name: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 5G
Brand: Xiaomi

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

A dependable lower mid-ranger with all-day battery — but slow 18W charging and 64GB storage show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Watch out 18W charging (slow), 64GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.53″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

Dimensity 800U 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 18W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: manual focus

960 fps slow motion for action clips

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

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

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

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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

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

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 · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 163 g

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Where to buy

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Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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