Xiaomi Redmi 9i with 5,000mAh battery launched starting at ₹8,299

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Tuesday launched a new budget smartphone Redmi 9i at a starting price of ₹8,299 (4GB+64GB variant) in India.

The 4GB RAM with 128GB internal storage variant will cost ₹9,299.

"The smartphone will be available in three colour variants, nature green, sea blue, midnight black across mi.com, Flipkart, Mi Homes and Mi Studios starting September 18," the company said in a statement.

The smartphone features a 6.53-inch HD+ IPS LCD display with a 20:9 aspect ratio with TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification for better visibility in reading mode.

The device is powered by octa-core MediaTek Helio G25 chipset clocked at 2.0 GHz coupled with 4GB RAM and upto 128GB internal storage. It also has a dedicated microSD card slot allowing expansion up to 512GB.

Redmi 9i houses a 5000mAh battery. It comes with a 13MP AI camera on the rear with features such as AI Portrait mode, AI scene detection, document scanner and kaleidoscope.

There is also a 5MP AI selfie camera with AI portrait mode.

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