Keeping our kids to school without actually going into one is both a welcome and alarming development amid the COVID 19 pandemic. Having a virtual school for learning makes an effective "stay at home" precaution, but to wisely pick a device to help our kids with their studies without further hurting our pockets is a serious consideration.

Fret not, and simply go out to purchase the Redmi 9C for your kids' study buddy -- at less than 6K. We're talking here of a gadget that so affordable and yet pleasing to the eye, with likeable display bezels and capable triple camera plus fingerprint reader on the back. A body made of polycarbonate, but with an interesting texture and still beautifully designed.The triple shooter are a 13-megapixel main snapper with a 5-megapixel macro and a 2-megapixel depth lens with a single LED flash at the back, with a single 5-megapixel selfie snapper in front.
All three optics are more than capable for daytime photography while evening shots turn out to be quite detailed, if handled properly. Aside from the three cameras, you also get Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus features.
We mentioned earlier that the Redmi 9C comes with a rear fingerprint scanner, and for less than 6K you also get FaceID, dual nano SIMs with 4G LTE network, and Android 10 with MIUI 12 and a 5000mAh battery. Xiaomi Redmi 9C on Android v10 (Q) operating system is also powered by Octacore, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53 processor and runs on the MediaTek Helio G35 Chipset, plus 2 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage.
As a very affordable smartphone -- at less than 6K -- Redmi 9C has a IPS LCD display. The screen has a resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels and 269 ppi pixel density, with an aspect ratio of 20:9 and screen-to-body ratio of 82.5 percent. At less than 6K, you purchase a Redmi 9C with a splash-proof nano coating, expandable storage (via MicroSD up to 512GB), 3.5mm headphone jack, dual 4G standby.
The Redmi 9C 5020mAh battery is a powerhouse, providing you 11-12 hours of active screen time most of the time. Now in case you missed it in the early part of this article, the less than 6K Redmi 9C sports Android 10 with MIUI 12.What's MIUI 12 in Redmi 9C -- at less than 6k?Just recently, Xiaomi has officially revealed the complete features of Xiaomi MIUI 12 for the next-generation User Interface based on Android OS. It's a whole new experience with the new set of animation, aesthetic, privacy function, Dark mode 2.0, and others.
Xiaomi MIUI 12 has enhanced user interaction by visualizing every data, information, and status.The MIUI 12 has introduced an entirely new look. The interface is visually more cleaner, with wider spaces between different texts or images on a brighter white background. There’s a new visual element to complement the information shown by the MIUI 12. Xiaomi, with itself-developed physical animation engine, has taken the rendering mechanism to a whole new level.
It achieved this feat by combining MAML illustration Engine, Folme animation engine, and MiRednder rendering engine.
Dynamic Weather and New Animation
Xiaomi has integrated real-time natural and vital climatic elements into the design of the system’s weather app. This new feature allows you to feel the weather change at your fingertips – cloudy weather, rain, and snow.The animation of the app icon also gets a revamped look. The icons will now generate real-time feedback based on your gestures.
According to Xiaomi, changes in gesture direction and speed will make application icons react differently. When you delete an application, the ripple animation will also affect the surrounding app icons, and other areas, there will be a new animation for screen rotation, opening and closing apps, and more.
New Gesture Navigation
Xiaomi gesture Navigation with MIUI 12 brings some additional gesture functions to your phones. Now you can swipe down from the notification panel to interact with a notification without opening the app. Also, you can slide the notification panel down to expand it into a small window, which you can arrange to give a split-screen effect.
New Privacy Function
Now, you can take full control of your personal information. Xiaomi MIUI 12 helps you manage your privacy using ultimate data security offered by Flare, Barbed Wire, and Mask system function.The Glare function marks out sensitive app activities to the users, while all sensitive behavior of the application is faithfully decided and presented to the user. It also gives you a clear reminder when sensitive System capabilities are used.The Barbed Wire function enables users to delete sensitive information when sharing documents, while the Mask privacy function gives the rogue app blank information to protect data for five permission – contact list, calendar, and call records.
Multi-window and picture-in-picture
The Xiaomi MIUI 12 allows you to stay productive even when you are playing games or watching a movie. There’s a floating chat window for full-screen apps such as games and video players. Now, when you pull down the application suspension notification, it transforms into a quick small window. You can drag the window to the side and proceed with interacting with other apps.
AI Calls
Now your Xiao AI voice assistance can help you answer calls, taking it response from carefully generated AI responses. You can also customize the language in which you want your calls to be answered. Unfortunately, the Xiao AI voice assistance remains in China for now, and we don’t know if this particular AI calls in cooperation with Xunfei hearing will be making it out of China.
Dark Mode 2.0
We love this particular feature of Xiaomi MIUI 12 because it will bring the wide-dark mode feature to probably all Xiaomi phones. The Dark Mode 2.0 adds wallpaper dimming and will work in tandem with the time of the day and gradually dim the wallpaper at night. In MIUI 12, when dark mode is enabled, it will automatically adjust the weight and boldness of the fonts to reduce glare.
Other features of Xiaomi MIUI 12 include Vientiane Breath, Mi Care, Mi Work, MI Go, Game acceleration, Video toolbox, To-do list, minimalist mode, and smart travel. You can head over to the source link and experience all these features of Xiaomi MIUI 12 with a live image.