90 Hz displays included in the Redmi Note 9 series, fast charging technology and high-employment camera setup, which have a quick charging of the battery, and the high-government camera setup affect the low price. Although many premium features of the series high-end models Redmi Note 9 Pro Max Come in
Here once again the question becomes whether the Redmi Note 9 Pro will live up to the expectations of the fans or not? To find out the answer to this question Redmi Note 9 Pro Has reviewed Let us know together whether the Redmi Note 9 Pro may be called the king of the mid-range segment.
Redmi Note 9 Pro Design
The Redmi Note 9 Pro is definitely a heavy phone. Many users with 8.8 millimeter thickness and 209 grams weight will make this phone feel heavy. The company says that the weight of this phone has been distributed throughout the body, due to which the users will not feel heavy. We found it difficult to use it a one-hand but not impossible.
Xiaomi has three colors, intersteller Black, Glacier White, and Aurora Blue. You will not get any type of pattern in this. Our Aurora Blue Unit comes with a very bright rear panel, which is bright and reflective. Thankfully, the rear panel is not very slippery, but as soon as you touch it, it easily catchs fingers.
Xiaomi comes with a new camera bump design. It focuses under the flash four camera lenses. It is a good design touch, which makes it quite different from the previous Redmi Note 8 series.
Gorilla Glass 5 has been used both front and back of the Redmi Note 9 Pro and its frame is made of polycarbonate. The selfie camera included in the front is set in Hole-Panch Cutout. Interestingly, we saw that the photo of the Redmi Note 9 Pro on the cover of its box has shown a small hole-pant cutout compared to the device.
The next interesting point is the side-mounted fingerprint sensor included in it, which is set in the power button. This is given on the right side of the phone, which works quite well with the thumb of our right hand. If you are of left hand, you will find it uncomfortable.
Xiaomi says that the fingerprint sensor in the power button is given because it is faster than the in-display sensor and is more convenient than the fingerprint sensor coming on the back. This is definitely new to the budget segment smartphone.
The volume button is strangely set over the power button and it is not easy to reach it while calling. On the left, two Nano-SIM and a microSD card have a slot tray. Xiaomi’s trademark infrared emitter is at the top of the phone and can be used to control many home devices. General USB Type-C port, 3.5 millimeter audio socket and speaker at the bottom. Many people will be happy to know that a hidden notification and charging LED has also been given in the earpiece.
Xiaomi has done well in terms of design and Redmi Note 9 provides new feel without any major changes. The phone also has a P2I coating, which can protect it from water splashes. However, it is not completely waterproof.
Redmi Note 9 Pro Specifications and Software
The phone of the Redmi Note Series usually has impressive specifications and Xiaomi has given a bigger screen and battery on this phone than the previous model. In the phone you get a 6.67-inch full-HD+ (1080×2400 pixels) display, in which a large hole-pan is given for the front camera. Some fans may be disappointed that in this, the small company with the ongoing high-fresh rate display in the trend has given a standard refresh rate display. The Redmi Note 9 Pro has a 60 Hz display. At the same time, coming around this price Realme 6 I have 90 Hz displays.
Xiaomi claims that there are many apps that cannot avail high refresh rates and people cannot actually tell the difference between 60 Hz and 90 Hz. The company says that high refresh rate also affects the battery life. We should also understand that some agreements are not bad at a price of Rs 12,999.
The phone has a 5020 mAh capacity battery. Xiaomi claims that this battery can offer 29 hours of VoLTE calling and 14 hours of gaming. You get 18W charger in the box, which charge the battery fast.
Snapdragon 720g is an advanced chipset with two high-performance 2.3 GHz core and six Energy-Facials 1.8 GHz core, manufactured on 8NM processes. The smartphone’s 4 GB RAM and 64 GB variants are priced at 12,999 and its 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage variants come for Rs 15,999. Other highlights include standard GPS, dual-band Wi-Fi AC, Bluetooth 5 and other standard sensors with NAVIC support. In the phone’s box, USB Type-C cable and a SIM Easeer Tool are found with 18W charger. A plastic case is also found in it.
The Redmi Note 9 Pro contains MIUI 11 based on Android 10 and was working on the February Security Patch in our review unit. Sadly, this phone also comes with blotware and is part of Xiaomi’s business strategy with promotional content. The company says that users can remove or neutralize some of these service, but we still see a lot of spam notices in it.
There is no app drawer in it, but you get some levels of UI customization. Swipe on homescreen launches the Mi browser which also helps you search for installed apps. This is somewhat convenient to some extent but we want this shortcut to be customized for some other work by itself. The software includes all Android 10 and MIUI 11 features.
Redmi Note 9 Pro performance and battery life
At this time, hardware coming on budget smartphones in the market also gives good performance in everyday use. The mid-range Redmi Note 9 Pro also easily makes it easily with basic calls to heavy 3D gaming without any hassle. Multitasking is also very smooth. If you want a smartphone with a high refresh rate display, then you may miss this phone, but most people will not really make much difference.
The Radi Note 9 Pro is not an easy phone to use, as we have said. This phone works well for big screen videos and games, but the camera bump size and location makes it inconvenient to hold it in landscape manner at the time of gaming. Catching it to call for a long time can also cause fatigue. Both side-mounted fingerprint sensors and face recognition were faster and accurate in our experience.
The screen is bright and sharp. The colors look good and if you want to change the color setting according to your own, then some presets are also available in the Settings app. On watching video-screen, we found the camera cutout a little distracted. Some apps are designed to hide the cutout on the screen top with a black band. We were not very impressed with the speaker. Although the sound was loud, there was prick in the ears.
PUBG runs on high graphics preset settings by mobile default. We played a few rounds for about 20 minutes and found that the Redmi Note 9 Pro is slightly warm in contrast to the claims of Xiaomi. The phone was never inconvenient, but we did not want to play for a long time. However, there was no ups and downs in the graphics and the gameplay was also good.
We were eager to test the battery of this phone. With simple use, we got a one and a half day backup comfortable in Redmi Note 9 Pro, which is going to affect. During this time we played some games, streamped videos and took a lot of photos and videos. Our HD loop video test lasted for 16 hours, 2 minutes which is good but not as much as we were expecting. Given that some contestants in this segment can cross the score of 20 hours.
Redmi Note 9 Pro Cameras
A square camera bump on the back of the smartphone can also surprise some redmi note series fans. The primary camera comes with a 48-megapixel resolution, whose aperture is f/1.79 and comes with a new Samsung Isocell GM2 sensor.
The camera setup includes an 8-megapixel wide-angle camera 2-megapixel depth sensor and 5-megapixel macro lens. Xiaomi has claimed a better night mode, super phase detection autofocus and special color profiles according to Indians. The video can be recorded at 1080 pixels with 4K resolution with 30fps or 60fps. Slow-motion recording of 720p resolution can be done on 960fps. In this, you can also shoot videos using a macro camera.
The front camera has a 16-megapixel resolution sensor. This camera can create slow-motion video up to 120fps. The AI beautification feature is also provided, which remains on the default form.
We found the primary camera good, but it cannot be called something different in terms of quality. Close-up looked good and the details of the subject were also clearly visible. If enough lights and textures are not very complicated, then distant subjects are also well captured. The wide-angle camera is not very bad, but the quality is certainly reduced. Despite promising distortion correction, some curved effects still appear on the edges of the frame.
The 5-megapixel macro camera is mostly removed by removing shots of much more quality than other macro cameras. However, many of our shots came with dull colors and poor exposure several times.
At night we found the primary camera of Redmi Note 9 Pro good in artificial lights. But in low light, the camera compromised with the quality. Wide-Angle camera also did not take good pictures, but we did not expect much from it in low light. The night mode was surprisingly ineffective. It did not add brightness to low light photos, but did nothing with the subject taken in the dark. Often the night mode included in other phones enhance the details of the subject, sharpness and quality in the shots taken in the dark.
The front camera works quite good at night as well as at night, but we did not like its beautification mode, which makes the face look artificial. However, details in the pictures are good at night as well as at night and the background in portrait shots is well blurred.
Verdict
According to the price of the Redmi Note 9 Pro, its base variant is a good option, especially for its features and performance. However, this phone seems more upgrade to the Redmi Note 8 compared to the Redmi Note 8 Pro.
We like the style of Redmi Note 9 Pro. The specifications of the phone are very impressive and we received very few complaints in general entertainment along with day to day tasks during the use of this phone. The primary camera disappoints us a little, especially in low light. We found this phone a little heavy according to our choice.
Xiaomi has also launched a high-end model of the series Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, which has a starting price of 14,999 and gives you a better front and rear camera setup, more RAM, and fast charging features. The high-end variant of the Redmi Note 9 Pro is priced at Rs 15,999. This price set by the company definitely confuses customers. While the high-end variant of the Radio Note 9 Pro is priced at Rs 15,999, the base variant of the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max phone equipped with better hardware and features is Rs 14,999.
So if we talk about 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants of Redmi Note 9 Pro, then it is undoubtedly a good option for a price of Rs 12,999, but if we talk about 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage variants, then we feel useless to buy it. We hope that Xiaomi software will improve the camera through updates. If this happens, it can be very difficult to defeat this phone.