Xiaomi Malaysia has started teasing the launch of a new Redmi phone. It is heavily speculated that it could be hinting at the arrival of the Redmi 9T smartphone. A Vietnamese tipster Chun has claimed that the Redmi 9T may debut on Jan. 8 in the country. He has claimed that the Chinese firm will launch as many as nine smartphones in the first quarter of 2021.
Currently, Xiaomi is running a contest for the alleged Redmi 9T in Malaysia. The contest is will come to an end on Jan. 7. The tipster has revealed that he has learned through a popular review that the Redmi 9T will be break cover on Jan. 8. He added that the company will release at least 9 phones in the global markets in early 2021.
Some of the Xiaomi phones that are expected to launch in the global markets include Redmi 9T, Xiaomi Mi 11, and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 4G. Some speculations that are doing rounds on Twitter claim that the Mi 11 Lite 4G could be branded as the POCO F2 in India. Since there is no concrete proof to back this claim, it is advisable to take this information with a pinch of salt.
Redmi 9T specifications
The Redmi 9T is believed to be a rebranded version of the Redmi 9 Power that debuted in India recently. The Redmi 9 Power has a 6.53-inch IPS S LCD panel that offers a Full HD+ resolution and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It is preinstalled with MIUI 12 based Android 10 OS. The Snapdragon 662 chipset is present under the hood of the device with up to 6 GB of RAM. The phone is available in 64 GB (UFS 2.1) and 128 GB (UFS 2.2) storage options.
It is backed by a 6,000Ah battery that supports 18W fast charging. For snapping selfies, it possesses an 8-megapixel front camera and its rear features a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad-camera system.
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