Having Four Cameras, Xiaomi Redmi 9 Costs Less Than Rp. 2 Million

JAKARTA - After launching in China, Malaysia and even in Europe, Xiaomi Redmi 9 has now been officially introduced to the Indonesian market. Xiaomi brings many changes to this latest device, including in terms of design.

"Redmi 9 offers the best camera, battery, performance and design features in the low-to-mid end segment. Like its predecessor series (Redmi 8), we believe Redmi 9 will become a new benchmark as a smartphone that has high value in its class," said Country Director Xiaomi Indonesia Alvin Tse at the virtual launch, Tuesday, July 14.

Speaking of design, Redmi 9 presents a circular optical illusion on the back of the cellphone by placing the three cameras vertically. Xiaomi also places a fingerprint scanner that seems to make the Redmi 9 camera four.

Other modules, such as a depth of field lens and LED flash, are located beside the main lens array. Xiaomi still maintains the dot drop design, as a notch for the 8MP resolution selfie camera.

The Redmi 9 screen has also adopted Full HD + resolution with a density of 2340x1080 pixels measuring 6.53 inches. Xiaomi also protects the screen panel with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3

The kitchen is running, Xiaomi equips Redmi 9 with a MediaTek Helio G80 system on chip (SoC) with 12nm technology construction, octa-core up to 2.0GHz. This chipset is paired with 4GB LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB of internal memory which can be added with MicroSD up to 512GB.

"We provide this very reliable chip specifically for gamers. This G series has been proven to be able to smoothen gaming needs," said Alvin.

For the photography sector, Xiaomi equips Redmi 9 with four rear cameras with a 13MP main camera configuration, 8MP ultra-wide, 5MP macro, and a 2MP depth of field sensor. Redmi 9 also supports a number of camera features from HDR, cinematic portrait, macro video mode, beauty mode, to 1080p recording mode at 30 fps.

Redmi 9 is only a quad camera! 📸 13MP AI quad camera, ultra-wide angle lens and macro lens⚙️ High performance Helio G80📱 6.53 ”FHD + screen 🔋 5020mAh (typ) battery, fast charging 18W➡️ 3GB + 32GB: From IDR 1,749. 000➡️ 4GB + 64GB: Starting from Rp.1,949,000 # GengJawara # Redmi9 pic.twitter.com/oTjPdLinUd

- Xiaomi Indonesia #MiFan (@XiaomiIndonesia) July 14, 2020

Redmi 9 is also equipped with a 5020 mAh capacity battery which supports 18W fast charging via USB Type-C. For other features and connectivity, Redmi 9 is equipped with several features that are rarely owned by other devices, including a 3.5mm headphone jack, IR Blaster, Wireless FM Radio, and Bluetooth 5.0.

Redmi 9 comes in three colors including Sunset Purple, Carbon Gray and Ocean Green. This phone is priced at less than IDR 2 million, which is IDR 1,749,000 for 3GB RAM specifications and 32GB internal memory. As for the highest 4GB / 64GB variant, it will be priced at 1,949,000.