Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime Review: Our Top Budget Pick In Sub-10K Price-Point – Gizbot
Design- Smudge-Free Poco X2-Inspired Back Panel The Redmi 9 Prime looks more like the Poco X2 than a budget variant from the Redmi Note 9-lineup. However, it has the same hefty build (9.1mm thickness, 194 grams weight) and similar chassis with side-mounted buttons and ports placed at the bottom. The Redmi 9 Prime has a 6.53-inch dewdrop notch screen, whereas the Redmi Note 9 places the selfie camera housing on the top-left corner. Flip the phone and you will be welcomed with a major design overhaul. The square quad-lens camera module has been replaced with the vertically stacked 3-lens camera setup with one sensor placed adjacent with the LED flashlight. As the fingerprint scanner sits under the third lens, you will find yourself cleaning the 3rd lens very often in the day-to-day routine. The polycarbonate back panel has a concentric circle pattern that makes it smudge-proof and gives a good in-hand feel. The gentle curved also improves the handling to some extent. Overall, I li...