Xiaomi announced the ninth generation of its Redmi Note series smartphones first in India. The Redmi Note 9 Pro series brings support for ISRO NavIC technology, which is India’s indigenously developed navigation system. Xiaomi had officially announced last month that it would be bringing ISRO Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, NavIC technology to its smartphones
Anuj Sharma, chief marketing officer, Xiaomi India, said:“We are especially excited about Redmi Note 9 Pro Max as we push the boundaries of innovation across hardware and software in its segment. We are especially proud of our deep partnership with ISRO which allows us to bring India’s first navigation system, NavIC, to our Mi fans and consumers. Redmi Note 9 Pro series is built for true Mi Fans and we hope they would appreciate this perfect amalgamation of Aura design, Pro Cameras and Max Performance as we continue to bring the best specs with the highest quality at honest pricing.”
Redmi Note 9 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, an 8nm chipset featuring a custom Kryo architecture. Xiaomi’s partnership with ISRO and Qualcomm Technologies has resulted in a leap with navigational tech bringing NavIC integration with the support of Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G. NavIC is ISRO’s indigenous navigation system, which allows lesser TTF (Time To Fix) and better accuracy across India and 1500km around the Indian subcontinent.
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max will be available in three colour variants, Interstellar Black, Aurora Blue and Glacier White in 6GB + 64GB, 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 128GB storage variants for Rs 14,999, Rs 16,999 and Rs 18,999, respectively, across mi.com, Amazon India, Mi Homes and Mi Studios starting 25 March 2020.
Redmi Note 9 Pro will be available in three color variants, Interstellar Black, Aurora Blue and Glacier White 4GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB storage variants for Rs 12,999 and Rs 15,999, respectively, across mi.com, Amazon India, Mi Homes and Mi Studios starting 17 March 2020.