Xiaomi announces its cheapest 5G phone yet
Xiaomi has presented the Redmi Note 9T, its cheapest phone with 5G to date. The phone with MediaTek Dimensity 800U-soc comes out for 229 euros. Xiaomi also comes with a Redmi 9T without 5G.
The Redmi Note 9T and Redmi 9 both have the ability to charge with 18W, but Xiaomi ships a 22.5W charger with the phones. Xiaomi has paired MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U soc with 4GB of Lpddr4x memory and 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage or 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. According to Xiaomi, the Redmi Note 9T can handle 5G on both SIM cards at the same time, something that is not possible with many 5G phones now.
More antennas are needed for 5G and it is noticeable that Xiaomi seems to save on space by removing a camera compared to the predecessor; the ultra wide-angle camera is missing from the phone. The cheaper Redmi 9T does have it. Xiaomi has equipped that phone with a Snapdragon 662 soc from Qualcomm, coupled with 4GB of RAM of an unknown type.
Both phones have the same 19.5:9 LCD with 2340×1080 pixels with a diagonal of 6.53″. Xiaomi releases the Redmi 9T for 169 euros, while the Redmi Note 9T with 5G comes out for 229 euros in the cheapest configuration.
| Phone | Redmi Note 9T | Redmi Note 8T | Redmi 9T | Redmi 8 |
| Dimensions | 162.0×77.3×9.1mm 199g |
161.1×75.4×8.6mm 200g |
162.3×77.3×9.6mm 198g |
156.5×75.4×9.4mm 188g |
| Screen | 150.6×69.5mm, 104.7cm² 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 6.53″ LCD |
145.3×67.1mm, 97.4cm² 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 6.3″ LCD |
150.6×69.5mm, 104.7cm² 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 6.53″ LCD |
142.8×67.6mm, 96.6cm² 1520x720px, 19:9 6.22″ LCD |
| social | MediaTek Dimension 800U |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 |
| Memory and Storage | 4GB lpddr4x 64GB UFS 2.1/128GB UFS 2.2 |
3/32GB eMMC 4/64GB eMMC 4/128GB eMMC |
4GB 64GB UFS 2.1/128GB UFS 2.2 |
3/32GB eMMC 4/64GB eMMC |
| Cameras | 1. Primary: 48Mp 2. Macro camera: 2Mp 3. Depth sensor |
1. Primary: 48Mp 2. Ultra wide angle: 8Mp 3. Macro Camera: 2Mp 4. Depth sensor |
1. Primary: 48Mp 2. Ultra wide angle: 8Mp 3. Macro Camera: 2Mp 4. Depth sensor |
1. Primary: 12Mp 2. Deep Sense |
| Battery and charging | 5000mAh, 18W | 4000mAh, 18W | 6000mAh, 18W | 5000mAh, 18W |
| Release and price | January 2021, 229 euros | October 2019, 200 euros | January 2021, 169 euros | November 2019, 169 euros |