Xiaomi’s Redmi launched the Redmi 9 earlier today in the country. Now, a fresh report from Pricebaba claims that the company is gearing up to launch another Redmi 9 series smartphone in the country. As per the report, the upcoming Redmi smartphone would be called Redmi 9i and will be available in Nature Green, Sea Blue, and Midnight Black color options. Xiaomi has never launched ‘i’ variant of a Redmi device in India till date, though it has used ‘i’ branding on Mi series devices such as Mi 4i, Mi Band 3i, Redmi Powerbank 2i, and there is a rumour that the company may launch Mi Note 10 Lite as Mi 10i in India.
Redmi 9i might be rebranded Redmi 9A
Going by the color variants mentioned in the Pricebaba report, it looks like Xiaomi might introduce Redmi 9A as Redmi 9i in the Indian market. This, if true, is going to be a quite unexpected move as Xiaomi has been releasing entry-level Redmi A series of devices in India since 2017. Redmi 9A, successor to Redmi 8A was launched globally back in June. Redmi 9A features a 6.53-inch HD+ IPS LCD panel with a 20:9 aspect ratio and waterdrop notch.
