Xiaomi Redmi 9 Review – Cheap But Not Value For Money | Cashify

Xiaomi Redmi 9 sports a plastic unibody and the build quality is good for the price tag. The phone is tall with significant bezels around all four sides of the front panel. There’s a mini dewdrop-shaped notch which seems outdated though but it exists.

The frame is curved on all four sides while there are curved edges attached to the back panel that further enhance grip and usability. The phone is comparatively lighter at 194 grams and with 9mm thickness, Xiaomi has done a good job balancing the weight although it is still tall so you will have to perform some gymnastics reaching to the top of the screen.

The back panel is textured with diagonal lines passing through the panel a few millimeters apart and the pattern repeats itself across the whole panel. A circular recessed section at the centre houses its rear fingerprint scanner. On the other hand, a slightly raised camera bump with a square setup gives you access to dual sensors plus a LED flash and a dummy lens on top. There’s a Redmi branding at the bottom and that’s pretty much everything you have when it comes to the back panel.

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When it comes to ports and buttons, Xiaomi Redmi 9 has a SIM card slot on the left; followed by a power button and volume rocker on the right; a headphone jack on top along with a secondary mic, and there’s a bottom-firing speaker, micro USB port, and a primary mic at the bottom and that’s all about it.

The phone has some degree of water-resistant coating, however, I wouldn’t suggest splashing water on the phone whatsoever.