New Delhi: Xiaomi might launch yet another budget-friendly smartphone in India. The Redmi 9i is expected to launch as a rebranded version of the Redmi 9A that was introduced alongside the Redmi 9C in Malaysia. The Redmi 9 Prime was a rebranded version of the global variant of Redmi 9, while the recently launched Redmi 9 is a slightly tweaked version of the Malaysian Redmi 9C.
According to a report, the Redmi 9i will be a rebranded Redmi 9A. It will come to India soon in two configurations, 4GB + 64GB and 4GB + 128GB, along with three colour options namely, Nature Green, Sea Blue, and Midnight Black. Beyond this, no other information about the specifications is available.
During the Malaysian launch, the Chinese company released another budget-friendly phone named the Redmi 9A, which is now the only phone in the Redmi 9 series that has not reached the Indian market. Thus, it is being speculated that it will come to India as the Redmi 9i and may be a rebranded or a slightly tweaked version of the Redmi 9A.
Redmi 9A: Specifications and features (expected)
The Redmi 9A comes with a 6.53-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The devices ships with Android 10 OS out-of-the-box, running on MIUI 11 version. The phone comes with the MediaTek G25 octa-core chipset coupled with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage model globally. In India, the report suggests Xiaomi Redmi 9i to get 4GB RAM as a standard. The handset is backed by a 5,000mAh battery.
