Back in June, Xiaomi unveiled the budget Redmi 9 in Spain, available at the Spanish Mi Store from €149. Today the new budget phone is officially available at the UK Mi Store, where it costs £149 (usual price £159) and – until 23 August – ships with a free Mi Band 4.
All three colour options (Carbon Grey, Sunset Purple and Ocean Green) are on sale, though currently only the 4GB RAM/64GB storage option is available. In Spain you can also buy a 3GB/32GB option.
As anticipated, Redmi 9 is a big-battery budget phone with a quad-lens rear camera (8MP ultra-wide + 13MP wide + 2MP depth + 5MP macro). It has a 6.53in Full-HD+ IPS Dot Drop display, a 2GHz MediaTek Helio G80 octa-core chipset, and – in common with the Redmi Note 9 series – a high-capacity 5,020mAh battery with 18W fast wired charging.
Other notable features include a 3.5mm headphone jack, an IR blaster and a rear fingerprint sensor.
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Author: Marie Black, Editorial Director
Marie is Editorial Director at Foundry. A Journalism graduate from the London College of Printing, she's worked in tech media for more than 17 years, managing our EMEA and LatAm editorial teams and leading on content strategy through Foundry's transition from print, to digital, to online - and beyond.