Xiaomi officially entered the South Korea market, Samsung‘s home market, in 2018 with the launch of the Redmi Note 5. Although the local market is dominated by Samsung, locals who are familiar with Chinese products make Xiaomi heir first choice due to the cost-effectiveness of its smartphones. Xiaomi is reinforcing this slender edge it has in the market by releasing a cheap smartphone in Korea – the Redmi Note 9S.

According to media reports, the Redmi Note 9S will be released in South Korea in May. The reports tip the Chinese company of planning to team up with Korea Technology to release the device in the Asian country next month. however, no specific date was given for the launch. The price is yet to be disclosed but it is expected to be in the region of 200,000 to 300,000 won. The mobile phone starts at $249 on the global scene.

Xiaomi officially launched the Redmi Note 9S for the global market on March 23. The device is the global version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro with some minor differences. The smartphone features a 6.67-inch FHD+ display with a punch-hole design and 91%  screen-to-body ratio. It is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor as well as a 16MP selfie shooter. The device equally packs a 5020mAh battery and supports 18W fast charging. For photography, there is a quad-camera setup piloted by a 48MP sensor.

The Redmi Note 9S is available on AliExpress and Giztop.

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Xiaomi has officially launched the Redmi Note 9S for the global market. The Redmi Note 9S recently popped up online after the launch of the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max in India. The Note 9S takes after its predecessors with a similar design but just some minor differentials in the camera configuration. Basically, the device is the same as the Redmi Note 9 pro but with just some minor differences.

DESIGN & DISPLAY

The Redmi Note 9S features a 6.67-inch IPS LCD display with FullHD+ resolution of 2280×1080 pixels. The display is covered by a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and that extends to the rear panel giving the entire body some ruggedness. As stated, the Note 9S has the same design as the Redmi Note 9 Pro and this includes a side-mounted fingerprint, USB-C port, 3.5mm audio jack and an IR blaster.

PROCESSOR AND MEMORY

For the internals, the Redmi Note 9S is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor. The SoC was recently released by Qualcomm and it is built on an 8nm processor. It offers several performance upgrades over the Snapdragon 730G released last year. The Note 9S shares the same processor with the Realme Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. The processor is paired with 4GB/ 6GB of RAM as well as 64GB and 128GB of storage. The storage is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card.

For photography, the Redmi Note 9S packs a quad-camera setup headlined by  a48MP Sony sensor with 1.6um 4-in-1 Super Pixels and f/1.79 aperture. There is also a 119-degree ultra-wide-angle 8MP lens with f2.2 aperture. The phone also packs a 5MP Macro lens with auto-focus and finally, a 2MP depth sensor. At the front, there is a 16MP selfie shooter house in the display punch-hole. The selfie shooter comes with features such as AI portraits, Panorama selfie, palm shutter and AI scene detection. Do note that the Redmi Note 9 Pro packs a 32MP selfie shooter housed in a similar punch-hole.

Keeping the lights on is a massive 5020mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

The Redmi Note 9S 4GB+64GB version comes in at RM 799 in Malaysia while the 6GB + 128GB version will retail for RM 899. The 4GB version will be sold exclusively on Lazada and Shopee while the 6GB version will be available on all channels in the country.

In Singapore, the Redmi Note 9S 4GB+64GB version will retail for SGD 299 ($204) while the 6GB + 128GB version will retail for SGD 349 ($239).

As for the Thai market, the 4GB + 64GB variant will sell for 6,499 THB (~$197) while the 6GB + 128GB version will adopt a retail price of 7,999 THB ($243).

For the global market, the Redmi Note 9S will be available on AliExpress for $249 USD for the 4GB +64GB variant while the 6GB+128GB version will be available for $279. The models will be available for the first time for the global market on April 7 at 00.00 AM PT.

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