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Xiaomi has officially launched Redmi Note 9 Pro in India. It will go on sale on Amazon.in from 17th March 2019. Redmi Note 9 Pro is priced at Rs 12,999 ( 4GB ram, 64GB storage ). It is also available with 6GB of ram and 128GB of storage, priced at Rs 15,999.  Older Redmi Note 8 Pro is currently priced at Rs 13,999 and has 6GB of ram and 64GB of storage. There is a chance this will get another price drop since the newer Note 9 Series is here. While the older version is powered by a Mediatek chipset, the newer Redmi Note 9 Pro has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Octacore processor on board. This is a 4G chipset and doesn't support 5G networks.  It sports a 6.67 inch Full HD+ IPS LCD screen ( DotDisplay ) and has Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It comes with a big 5020mAh battery and supports 18W Fast Charging.  Like every other mid-range Android smartphone recently launched in India, Xiaomi has also opted for a Quad Camera setup. While many others have now opted for 64MP sensors, X

Qualcomm has today announced three new Snapdragon chipsets/processors for the Mobile platform. They are Snapdragon 720G, 662, and 460. All of these feature Octa core processors and do not come with 5G support. All these chipsets come with support for India’s NavIC satellite system. Many of the upcoming budget and mid-range Android smartphones from various OEMS will feature these new Qualcomm Chipsets.  Out of the three, Snapdragon 460 is the cheapest one and is replacing older Snapdragon 450. Many budget smartphones with around Rs 6,000 price tag in India will ship with this processor on board in 2020.  Snapdragon 720G is a 8nm mid-range processor and comes with Adreno 618 on board. It has Snapdragon X15 LTE offering 800Mbps download and 300Mbps upload speeds. Snapdragon 662 is a 11nm mid-range processor and has Adreno 610 onboard. It comes with Snapdragon X11 LTE offering 390Mbps download and 150Mbps upload speeds. Snapdragon 720G Features Smooth HDR mobile gaming Acce