Is the Xiaomi Redmi 9C still supported?
End-of-support date: June 2023.
Support ended
Our estimateJune 2023
Source: Xiaomi's official policy · verified 2026-06-13
What it means now that support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
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More questions about the Redmi 9C
What is the difference between the Redmi 9C and 9A?
The 9C uses a slightly faster Helio G35 chip versus the 9A's G25, and some 9C variants add NFC; otherwise they are very similar.
Does the Redmi 9C have NFC?
Only the dedicated NFC variant does; the standard model omits it, so check the exact version before buying.
Is it still supported?
No. Released in 2020, it is well past its update window and no longer receives Android or security updates.
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Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from documented update history (estimate — see our methodology), last verified 2026-06-13. How we compute end dates.