owards the end of last month, we found evidence that Xiaomi was planning to rebrand the Redmi 9C as the POCO C3 for the Indian market. The upcoming POCO C3 was spotted in a Bluetooth certification listing with the model number M2006C3MI, which is precisely the same as the model number for the budget-friendly Redmi 9C. Now, leaked renders of the upcoming Redmi 9 (Indian variant) have surfaced online, suggesting that it’s also based on the same device.
The leaked renders of the Redmi 9 were shared by leaker Sudhanshu Ambhore (@Sudhanshu1414) and they reveal that the Indian variant of the Redmi 9 looks nothing like the Redmi 9 international variant that was launched earlier this year in June. The device in the renders closely resembles the Redmi 9C, with a square camera module and a capacitive fingerprint scanner on the back. However, there’s one well-concealed difference.
Okay so here are the official press renders & full specs of the Redmi 9 (India)
-6.53″ LCD, HD+ w/ 720×1600 pixels res.
-MediaTek Helio G35
-13MP (f/2.2) + 2MP (f/2.4) Depth
-5MP (f/2.2)
-5000mAh w/ 10W
-Dual SIM, dedicated microSD (up to 512GB), microUSB, 3.5mm jack#Redmi9 pic.twitter.com/MFLHGqYhqq
— Sudhanshu (@Sudhanshu1414) August 20, 2020
At first glance, you’ll notice that the Xiaomi Redmi 9 renders showcase a device with a triple camera setup, much like the Redmi 9C. However, on close inspection, you’ll see that one of the three camera sensors on the back of the device is just a blank space. This means that the Indian variant of the Redmi 9 won’t feature the same triple camera setup found on the Redmi 9C. This detail has been corroborated by another renowned leaker, Ishaan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24), who noted that the renders of the Redmi 9 India variant are that of the Redmi 9C NFC variant that was launched in Europe earlier this year, except for the missing third camera sensor.
The renders of the Redmi 9 India variant going around are of the Redmi 9C NFC Variant that has already been released in the Europe. But yeah, that is indeed how the Smartphone looks, lacks the third camera sensor. #Redmi9 pic.twitter.com/0bBEsjQtwc
— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) August 20, 2020