Redmi has announced a new budget-centric smartphone in India – Redmi 9 Prime. It brings a 3D Unibody design, anti-fingerprint ripple textured back and fingerprint sensor. Its key features include 6.53-inch Full HD+ display, triple cameras and 5020mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. For optics, it has triple camera module at the back and a single front camera. 

Redmi 9 Prime will be available in Space Blue, Mint Green, Sunrise Flare and Matte Black colour options at Rs 9,999 for the basic 4GB+64GB storage variant and Rs 11,999 for the 4GB+128GB storage version.

The handset will be up for grabs on Amazon.in and Mi.com starting from August 6, 2020. It will also be made available on Mi Home, Mi Studio and other offline retailers in the country.

Redmi 9 Prime specifications

Display: 6.53-inch Full HD+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and 2340×1080 pixels)

Processor: octa-core MediaTek Helio G80 

RAM: 4GB

Storage: 64GB and 128GB, both expandable up to 512GB memory via dedicated microSD card

Operating system: Android 10 with MIUI 11

Rear cameras: 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, LED flash, 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2-megapixel depth and 5-megapixel macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture

Front camera: 8-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture

Battery: 5020mAh battery with 18W fast charging

Other features: Fingerprint sensor, IR sensor,  3.5mm headphone jack, FM Radio, Splash resistant (P2i coating), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS and USB Type-C for charging