Xiaomi has just announced two new low-cost smartphones intended for the Asian market that, however, could also arrive in Europe and Italy: these are the Redmi 9C and Redmi 9A. Considering that Xiaomi markets in Europe the previous Redmi 8A is likely to arrive shortly by us also these two new devices.
They are both two products to those who are willing to sacrifice the technical card in order to pay little smartphone but, at least, the price / features ratio is more than good and more than honest. The two new low-cost smartphones from Redmi are both based on an SoC produced by MediaTek (but not the same), have little RAM and a basic and unpretentious photo department. Both, finally, have an LCD screen with a small teardrop notch and a rear fingerprint reader. In short: two “battle” devices that will make happy those who are not looking for sophistication but need a phone that also takes photos.
Redmi 9C: data sheet and price
The Redmi 9C is, between the two new low-cost smartphones from Xiaomi, the one with superior features. It has a 6.53-inch LCD IPS display with 1,600×720 pixels, splash resistance, 20:9 aspect ratio and a small 5-megapixel camera in the notch. It is based on a MediaTek Helio G35 SoC. The RAM is 2GB, the ROM 32GB but expandable up to 512 GB with microSD card.
This is a dual SIM smartphone (both nano), with three rear cameras: 13 MP the main one, 2 MP the macro and 2 MP the depth sensor. The battery is very large, 5,000 mAh, charging reaches a maximum of 10 Watts of power. The Redmi 9C is sold in Malaysia at the equivalent price of 89 euros and is available in Twilight Blue, Midnight Gray and Sunrise Orange.
Redmi 9A, features and price
The Redmi 9A is even cheaper than the 9C: the screen is the same, but the SoC is a more modest MediaTek Helio G25 octacore 2 GHz, flanked by the PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The RAM and ROM configuration is identical, the two nano SIM slots are present and the 5 MP front-facing camera is also identical. At the rear, however, there is only one lens: a 13 MP with f/2.2 aperture. The battery is also the same, always 5,000 mAh and always with 10 Watt charging. The Redmi 9A is sold in Malaysia for the equivalent price of 74 euros and is available in Granite Gray, Sky Blue and Peacock Green.