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The year 2020 isn’t a good year for smartphone buyers. First came the COVID-19 pandemic, messing up supply chains across the globe, and then there was the government’s tax hike in April. All of these resulted is smartphones getting pricier by up to Rs 4,000 on an average. Take note of the Redmi Note 8’s price hike in the last five months as an example. Coming up with a new phone at a low budget without compromising on essential features and then, adding some bling, is a tough task for smartphone manufacturers in the current times. Also Read – Xiaomi Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition 43 vs OnePlus TV 43 Y1: Full specs comparison That said, Xiaomi took us by surprise with its Redmi 9 Prime . Launched little over a month ago, the Redmi 9 Prime felt as if Xiaomi’s product team was given a free hand for designing this phone. It’s using the “Prime” moniker, which is the first time since the Redmi 3S Prime from 2016. On paper, the specifications make this an exciting phone, given the alterna...