Redmi Note 9 Max: Features, Specifications, and Price

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Max was announced in March 2020. It is part of the Redmi Note 9 series aimed at dominating the mid-range market.

Redmi is known for selling some awesome mid-range devices and it has solidified its grip in that section despite competition from Xiaomi’s POCO series and Realme.

The device will be released very soon but since it has a minor upgrade over the Redmi Note   (known as Redmi note 9 Pro in India), most of its specifications are already know.

Here is are the features and specifications of the Redmi Note 9 Max;

Specifications Summary

Design and Display

The Redmi Note 9 Max follows the present smartphone design that ditched the Notch for the punch hole camera. Though Xioami took things higher with their Aura Balance Design which tends to leave things symmetrical and cool. The is an LED on the speaker grille to aid notifications. The chin is also quite slim and not invasive.

The back panel of the phone features a glossy pane and secured with the Gorilla Glass 5. The rear camera module is centrally mounted and features a quad camera setup arranged in a circular square manner. The LED flash is just under it, sandwiched between a “64MP Camera” message, and at the bottom is the Redmi branding in symmetry to the camera module setup.

The fingerprint sensor was moved from the back of the phone to the right side and integrated into the power button. The top houses the IR blaster and a secondary microphone, the base contains the USB port C, dedicated MIC, and a headphone jack.

The left side is home to dual nano SIM and SD card slots. The frame of the phone is made of plastic. The Redmi Note 9 Max features a P2i coating protecting it against water spills and splashes. It is available in Glacier White, Interstellar Black, and Aurora Blue colors.

Big displays have been part of Redmi’s story to stardom and this phone is not left out. The Redmi Note 9 Max has a 6.67-inch display panel and a 20:9 aspect ratio.

The display resolution of this device is 2400 x 1080. The phone has a Full HD+ IPS LCD and it is protected by a Gorilla Glass 5 film. The refresh rate is currently 60Hz.

Camera Specifications

The Redmi Note 9 Max is equipped with a 32MP selfie camera with LED flash and AI boost with slow motion capabilities. The rear camera modules consist of a 64MP Sensor, 8MP Ultra-Wide sensor, 5MP Macro Sensor and a 2MP depth sensor. There is a LED flash to aid night shots alongside the night light mode on the device. and 10X zoom.

Video recordings are available up to 980 frames per second in 720 pixels, 1080 pixels are recorded at 60 fps while 4k videos are captured at 30fps. There are different modes available on this device with other features being added via software updates.

It has sow motion recording and some of the features includes 64MP UHD, Ultra nightscape mode, AI scene detection, Smart ultra-wide angle mode, Ultra wide-angle edge distortion correction, AI Beautify, Burst mode, Tilt-shift, Level display, Custom watermark, Pro mode, Portrait mode background blur adjustment, Studio lighting, Panorama mode, AI high resolution photos background blur adjustment, Full screen frame, etc

Hardware/Performance and Memory Specifications

The Redmi Note 9 Max has is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC made with 8nm fabrication. This chip gives most mid-range devices a better performance than expected. The octa-core chip has 2 x 2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver. The maximum clock speed is 2.3GHz.

The processor was fabricated using the 8nm architecture making it more conservative when it comes to power consumption. The smartphone uses the Adreno 618 GPU with its speed clocked at 750MHz

The RAM space available on the device comes in 2; a 6GB version and an 8GB version. The 6GB version is paired with a 64GB storage or a 128GB storage variant, while the 8GB variant only has 128GB of storage. Storage can be upgraded via a Micro SD card up to 512GB.

The Snapdragon 720G being a gaming processor means games like PUBG should load well without any noticeable glitch and the RAM options will help keep multitasking smooth.

OS, Battery, Others

The phone runs Android 10 shipped under the MIUI11 skin. The skin is filled with awesome tweaks, third-party apps, and ads, part of which helps keep the device price low.

The USB type C connectivity ensures fast data connectivity. Also, the device has dual VOLTE standby. Redmi ships a 5020mAH battery with this device. It comes with 18W fast charges.

Overall Specifications

Network

Design and Display

Platform and Hardware

Camera

Multimedia

Connectivity

Battery

Extra Features

Price

Around ₦ 68,000 (converted from Indian Rupee)