In-depth Review on Redmi Note 9S Gaming Performance

Hi Mi Fans,

Today, I am going to test the gaming experience on the brand new Redmi Note 9S. I had chosen 2 famous games in Google Play’s Games Top Charts, which are PUBG MOBILE by Tencent Games and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang by Montoon.

Redmi Note 9S is the smartphone that was launched globally by Xiaomi on 23rd March 2020 with the slogan “Power To Win”. Redmi Note 9S includes the following specifications:

• 6.67 inches Full HD+ DotDisplay (as known as pinhole screen) with 91% screen-to-body ratio
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (8nm high-efficiency processor)
• 3D curved glass back
• Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5 in front and back
• Z-axis linear vibration motor
• Supports 2+1 card slot (2 nano-SIM and microSD card (512GB expandable))
• Supports dual SIM VoLTE HD calling
• Supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi
• Supports Bluetooth 5.0
• 48MP AI Quad Camera (48MP ultra-high resolution main camera, 8MP ultra wide-angle camera, 5MP macro camera and 2MP depth camera)
• 16MP in-display front camera
• 5,020mAh ultra-high capacity battery
• 18W Type-C fast charging (22.5W fast charger included in the box)
• Smart PA 10V external, pressure boosted, high volume
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Splash-proof nano-coating
• IR blaster in the top of the phone

Front View of Redmi Note 9S

Back View of Redmi Note 9S

Left Side View of Redmi Note 9S

SIM Tray of Redmi Note 9S

Right Side View of Redmi Note 9S

Bottom View of Redmi Note 9S

Top View of Redmi Note 9S

Snapdragon 720G is the high-performance octa-core processor designed for the gamers by Qualcomm and announced on 20th January 2020. Snapdragon 720G is fabricated on 8nm process technology and operating up to 2.3 GHz CPU clock speed. Besides that, Snapdragon 720G is integrated with fifth generation Qualcomm AI engine with boosted AI computing performance. This allowed Snapdragon 720G to enhance the gaming experience and have low-battery consumption. Not only that, Snapdragon 720G is integrated with 2x2 MIMO support, so the gamers have the battery coverage for gaming on-the-go. Compared to Snapdragon 712, Snapdragon 720G had 36% stronger CPU performance and 18% stronger GPU performance.

Compared to the previous generation, Snapdragon 720G performance in Redmi Note 9S outlasts 40% single core CPU performance, 16% CPU performance multi-core, 115% AI performance and 14% GPU performance.

Redmi Note 9S is able to achieve 278,324 scores in AnTuTu Benchmark, which defeated some smartphones that featured Snapdragon 730G chipset.

You can play games like never before with Redmi Note 9S. Snapdragon 720G in Redmi Note 9S is 57% better performance compared to Exynos 9611. In AnTuTu Benchmark, Redmi Note 9S which featured Snapdragon 720G achieved 278,324 scores whereas Samsung Galaxy A51 which featured Exynos 9611 achieved 177,439 scores.

You can get fast and smooth gaming with Redmi Note 9S. Redmi Note 9S has 90% better GPU performance compared to Samsung Galaxy A51. Redmi Note 9S which featured Adreno 618 GPU achieved 72,788 scores whereas Samsung Galaxy A51 which featured Mali-G72 MP3 achieved 38,223 scores.

Redmi Note 9S offered up to 128GB storage and supported up to 512GB microSD storage so you can install a lot of games other than store photos and videos in Redmi Note 9S.

Before I started to play PUBG MOBILE with Redmi Note 9S, I had set the graphic settings to “Smooth” and the frame rate settings to “Ultra”. Although it doesn’t support the highest frame rate settings which is “Extreme”, considering its price tag which is starting from RM 799, it’s more than enough!

During the game, the whole gaming experience is really smooth and without any lagging or delay. You can knock out your enemy and kill them easily.

Besides that you can drive the vehicle to knock out and kill your enemy easily. Exit your vehicle immediately if the vehicle is on fire before it explodes, as it might kill you too.

With the smooth gaming experience in Redmi Note 9S, you can get Winner Winner Chicken Dinner easily. But this also depends if your teammate is cooperative during the whole gaming period.

If you are skillful enough to kill more, you can become the most valuable player (MVP) during the game session.

After the 30-minute gaming session, surprisingly the phone temperature is not warm or hot. It’s still cold and the battery percentage drops about 3 to 5 percent for the game. With a smartphone that costs starting from RM 799, the gaming experience is really impressive for a 3D game such as PUBG MOBILE.

After I played PUBG Mobile with Redmi Note 9S, now I'm going to start playing Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Before that, I had set the graphics settings to “Ultra” and turned on both HD mode and HFR mode.

After I'm done with the settings, let’s start the game by choosing a hero and other related settings such as spells, builds and sets.

During the game, the whole gaming experience is really smooth and without any lagging or delay. You can destroy your enemy turret and kill your enemy ally easily. But this also depends on your skills and knowledge about the hero that you have chosen earlier.

With the smooth gaming experience in Redmi Note 9S, you can achieve victory easily. But this also depends if your skills with the hero that you have chosen earlier and also your teammate is cooperative during the whole gaming period.

After the 15-minute gaming session, surprisingly the phone temperature is not warm or hot. The 3D gaming experience and battery consumption is really impressive for a smartphone that costs starting from RM 799.

As a conclusion, Redmi Note 9S is really good in gaming performance for mid-range smartphones. With 6.67 inches Full HD+ display, you can look at the bigger screen for your gaming sessions. With side-mounted fingerprint sensor, you can unlock your phone in no time and can start your game very soon. With Snapdragon 720G, it is able to provide the smoothest and lagless experience for most of the gaming sessions. With 5,020 mAh battery, you can play games for a very long time. With 3.5mm headphone jack, you can still use your headphone during gaming without using 3.5mm to USB Type-C adapter.

A lot of people are comparing the specifications of realme 6 with Redmi Note 9S. From my personal perspective, I don’t think it is a fair fight because from specification-wise, the main competitor of realme 6 should be Redmi Note 8 Pro, as both of them feature MediaTek Helio G90T and 64MP Quad Camera. Compared to realme 6, Redmi Note 8 Pro offered LiquidCool technology, a bigger battery, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on front and rear, IR blaster, higher MP front camera. For the price, realme 6 costs RM 999 for 4GB RAM and 128GB storage whereas Redmi Note 8 Pro costs RM 899 for 6GB RAM and 64GB storage and RM 999 for 6GB RAM and 128GB storage.

Back to Redmi Note 9S, with the price tag of RM 799 for 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, you can have 6.67 inches tiny DotDisplay, Snapdragon 720G, 5,020 ultra-high capacity battery with 18W fast charging, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on front, rear and camera. It’s still be pretty good deal and value for money if you are looking for a powerful and affordable mid-range smartphone!

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