Redmi Note 9T in for review

24 January 2021
It's the international version of the Redmi Note 9 5G launched in China late last year.

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It will probably hold it's price even though there are better models for the price because it's got good North American/Latin American band support. (fdd 12 & 17, in addition to bands 2 & 4 -- and if you use TMO towers, you get 5g in some areas).
The only other low-to-mid priced Xiaomi alternatives for our region is the Poco M3 Pro wthich has bands 12 & 17, plus band 66 (good for TMO). However, it only has one speaker and the micro sd slot is hybrid, whereas 9T has a devoted slot.
There are also two mid-priced phones we can choose from with same bands -- the Mi 11 Lite and the Poco F3 -- but they are over $100 extra.

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    • Anonymous
    • 6c5
    • 27 Jan 2021

    Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021This purple shade remind me of evangelion .... And also ... moreNow that you mention it, the camera remind me of the eye of eva unit 02

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      • Anonymous
      • KRV
      • 25 Jan 2021

      This purple shade remind me of evangelion ....

      And also oppo ace 2 .

        The question here is, who is it for?

        Well, basically it is targeting the budget 5G tier, so comparing it to other non-5G phones isn't really a fair comparison as there are better alternatives.

        Cheap 5G is it's main selling point, for better or worse.

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          • Anonymous
          • TLP
          • 25 Jan 2021

          GNP, 25 Jan 2021It is good to have IPS LCD in Redmi Note 9T. Since the blue... morekeyword "good"
          at this price range if you cant expect a good OLED i dont know about LCDs then

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            • GNP
            • K5h
            • 25 Jan 2021

            It is good to have IPS LCD in Redmi Note 9T. Since the blue oled tends to degrade with time. colours won't be produced as intended in OLED displays. But the IPS LCDs will stay as good as new, even after years.
            so I prefer Good IPS display than the OLED.

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              • Hamza
              • uZa
              • 25 Jan 2021

              Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021Poco X3 is cheaper... Enough said.Bro it's not 9t its note 9t 5g

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                • Anonymous
                • kxg
                • 25 Jan 2021

                Steve Rogers, 25 Jan 2021I am a XIAOMI lover (MIfan),,,,but why Xiaomi doesn't ... moreIt is not deal breaker. I have AMOLED phones and LCD phones and I prefer LCD due to true whites. UIs are mainly white nowadays(not black like galaxy S2 era) and LCDs display whites better than AMOLEDs. Don't fall into blind AMOLED gang.

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                  • HBG
                  • 25 Jan 2021

                  Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021Poco X3 is cheaper... Enough said.Well that's right but, has much cheaper UI and worst UE.

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                    • PTI
                    • 25 Jan 2021

                    Steve Rogers, 25 Jan 2021I am a XIAOMI lover (MIfan),,,,but why Xiaomi doesn't ... moreBcos AMOLED screen can not last, where LCD is much more reliable. I myself perfect LCD and throw away my AMOLED Samsung which is too expensive to replace.

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                      • Steve Rogers
                      • U@L
                      • 25 Jan 2021

                      I am a XIAOMI lover (MIfan),,,,but why Xiaomi doesn't provide us AMOLED display phones???😩😩😕😕,,,,,,when Xiaomi launches Midrange AMOLED display phones (K30 ultra,mi 10 ultra,mi note 10 lite,mi 10t lite) in india,,,,big fault of Xiaomi for phone displays!!!!!😕😕

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                        • Andrea
                        • Nvp
                        • 25 Jan 2021

                        Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021In my country in Europe redmi note 9T 128GB is 280-310 euro... moreMi 10t lite came out on 13 October.. That's 3 and a half months ago.. If you gonna by 9t over mi 10t lite, dude, you need your head checked.. 😊

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 8uS
                          • 25 Jan 2021

                          Poco X3 is cheaper... Enough said.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 7vb
                            • 25 Jan 2021

                            Xiaomi did a one hit wonder with the redmi 10x 5g with dimensity 820 in the midrange section then we are are stuck with inferior phones for the rest of year.

                              Totally agree with the writer. The 2Mp micro and depth camera are useless and a waste. Give me a 48Mp main and 8mp wide and 8mp zoom camera rear and 13mp front with nightshot

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                                • GYi
                                • 25 Jan 2021

                                oh great, another variant of the same phone. plz just sell it around the world under the same name and specs is it even that hard

                                  Anonymous, 25 Jan 2021In my country in Europe redmi note 9T 128GB is 280-310 euro... moreThe D800U is better than Sd750G in COU/GPU performance,heat and power controll due to made by TSMC N7.
                                  But Sd750G have more better ISP

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • m2J
                                    • 25 Jan 2021

                                    Anonymous, 24 Jan 2021Similar in the UK, on mi.com. Mi 10T Lite 6+64 = £229 (c... moreIn my country in Europe redmi note 9T 128GB is 280-310 euro
                                    Mi 10t Lite 5G 128GB is 290-350

                                    Well for sure to go with 10t lite in this comparison but then to take in account that mi 10t Lite is already half a year old and 9t 5G has just released so it's price is not yet balanced out and when it come to updates then what phone will have longer support if i would go out to buy one tomorrow. Probably both end at the same time as Redmi series seem to have only 18 months of software support. If Mi 10t Lite will have 24 months software support, then it already have had the 6 months and will have only 18 months more

                                    I probably would go with the redmi note 9t just cause of the dimensity 800U to see how it works and as the mi 10T Lite dont have amoled screen then the 120Hz i dont even care for it. I dont do anything with the phone where the 120hz makes sense and for just browsing i dont need that hz for it. Never mind that it will probably eat more battery too

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • xT}
                                      • 24 Jan 2021

                                      Anders, 24 Jan 2021God Fanboys like you are so annoying. In Europe they are se... moreSimilar in the UK, on mi.com.

                                      Mi 10T Lite 6+64 = £229 (currently on sale for £189)
                                      Redmi Note 9T 4+64 = £229

                                      Mi 10T Lite 6+128 = £299 (currently on sale for £249)
                                      Redmi Note 9T 4+128 = £249

                                      Mi 10T Lite has better camera, better display, better charging and more ram. This phone makes no sense with how they've priced it lol.

                                        IpsDisplay, 24 Jan 2021Honestly the 10 lite overall 4gb ram plus miui skin just... moreI agree. I just don't see the point of the Note 9T. They should've just waited and had the Dimensity 800U in the Note 10, but with 6GB RAM and an ultrawide camera.

                                        The 10T Lite also has the 120hz display Vs only 60hz in the Note 9T. It is a fail as far as I am concerned