Redmi 9 Power launched in India with Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC, 6,000 mAh battery

Redmi 9 Power competes against a bunch of smartphones under Rs 15,000 in India. These include the Realme 7, Oppo A53 (Review), Samsung Galaxy M11, Vivo Y20, etc. It also goes against Xiaomi’s own Redmi Note 9 (Review) and the slightly affordable Redmi 9 Prime (Review)

Redmi 9 Power specifications 

Redmi 9 Power features a 6.53-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD with a 20:9 aspect ratio and a 1080 x 2340 screen resolution. The screen has a waterdrop notch on top housing the 8MP front camera.

Under the hood, the device packs a beefy 6,000 mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. Xiaomi claims that the battery has a lifespan of more than three years or 1,000 charge cycles.

The performance unit also includes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor with 4GB RAM. The device comes in 64GB/128GB UFS 2.2 memory options. 

For optics, the device gets a quad-camera array at the back. There is a 48MP primary camera, paired with an 8MP ultrawide sensor. The company has also packed in a 2MP macro lens and a 2MP depth sensor on the Redmi 9 Power.

The device comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and face unlock.  Xiaomi has also added watertight seals for added protection against water ingress.

Connectivity options include dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, 3.5mm headphone jack, GPS, USB Type-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, etc. The device weighs 198 grams.

Redmi 9 Power boots on Android 10-based MIUI 12 out of the box.