Generally, Xiaomi ‘Pro’ is used to pointing to powerful hardware. There is no doubt that Redmi 6 Pro comes with the most powerful processor compared to the remaining two handsets of the Redmi 6 series. But this device has got a separate identity due to the display notch. This is also the first Redmi phone to come with this feature. Many important specifications of new models existing Xiaomi Redmi Y2 ,Review) And Redmi Note 5 ,Review) Smartphone matches. In such a situation, there is a question in our mind that in addition to Nokia, the Redmi 6 Pro comes with more features? Through the review, we will find the answer to this question.
Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro Design
Being a flagship phone of the Redmi 6 series, an attempt has been made to make the Redmi 6 Pro slightly premium, such as a metal backplate on the back. However, the overall design is not much different from other devices of Xiaomi of this price range. The phone is quite thick. It also looks big in hands. But it gets managed. The buttons give good response. On the left you will find a tray, which has separate slots for two SIM cards and microSD cards. One thing to note is that Redmi 6 Pro does not have dual 4G VoLTE support, which means that only one SIM can be connected to 4G network at a time.
The placement of the port is correct. The mono speaker is on the right side in the grill bottom. In such a situation, while using the phone in landscape mode, the chances of blocking it are very low. The headphone socket is on top. There is also an infrared ammeter with the help of which the phone can also work as remote control.
We got for a black variant review that comes with matte finish. Fingers do not easily fall on it. You will be able to buy Redmi 6 Pro in blue, red or gold colors. Fingerprint sensor is easy to reach and it is also effective. There is a vertical dual camera setup on the back. It is slightly out of the surface, but is not uncomfortable.
The most important feature of Redmi 6 Pro is a 5.84-inch full-HD+ display. Contrast and brightness levels are sufficient. Xiaomi told us that the display also has a layer of tuffed glass. Which company is this? Did not say this. The display area has increased due to the notch. But the bezels on the edges are still quite wide. Chin is quite wide in the bottom. According to us, the Nokia design of this phone is not very attractive. At the same time, for some reason Xiaomi has kept the notification LED in a strange place. It is in a corner on the left side of the bottom of the chin, while the Nokia is quite empty.
In the retail box, a cover of Redmi 6 Pro handset, SIM Easeer Tool, USB cable and 10 watt power adapter will be available.
Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro Specification and Software
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 625 processor has been used in the phone, which is two years old, but still fully capable of the general task. Gaming performance is not very spectacular. The PUBG game runs in the lowest graphics settings in the default. Even after this, the gameplay is not very smooth. Our review unit was running on the pre-relief version of MIUI software. For this reason we could not do most of the benchmark tests. Xiaomi gave us this information that the software will remain almost the same.
Two variants of Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro have been provided. One has 32 GB storage with 3 GB RAM. The second has 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage, which we have reviewed. The phone has support for Bluetooth 4.2, dual-band 802.11 Wi-Fi A/B/G/N, GPS, USB-OTG and Glonas. Georoscopes, ambient light sensors, compass and acceler are part of the smartphone. It also has FM radio, but does not have NFC support.
Our review unit was running at MIUI 9.6 based on Android 8.1 Oreo. Together the phone had a security patch of July. According to Xiaomi, all the phones of the Redmi 6 series will get an update of MUI 10 in the future.
MIUI also has many gestures and customized functions in Redmi 6 Pro, which we have been aware of before. Xiaomi has also provided the facility to hide the notch. The system is always unable to scale reduced aspect ratios properly. We found some menu buttons and some content were also being cut in many apps due to masking. Face unlock is also provided which works fine in most circumstances, except for the pitch darkness.
Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro Performance, Camera and Battery Life
Redmi 6 Pro is very smooth in common use. The interface does not seem strange. Face Recognition would have been faster. The phone is not hot. Casual games go well. But games with more powerful graphics have to play in medium or low settings. We found that despite having 4 GB of RAM, the load time of the games was more than expected. Multi-tasking between apps is not always very smooth. The touch response of the display is good. Colors are Vivid and Panchi. Because of this, the experience of watching videos on Redmi 6 Pro is great.
Audio performance is also good while using headphones. But the speaker does not get a very loud voice. Stock music player comes with Hutal Music Integration. At the same time, the default video player also shows YouTube’s trending music video as a suggestion.
A camera in the dual rear camera setup given in vertical position is 12 megapixels. It is equipped with F/2.2 aperture and phase detection autofocus. Autofocus works very fast in sufficient light. There is also an auto HDR that works well to balance the exposure. Landscape shot in the delite did not lack details and Colors also came to breathtaking. The primary sensor is slightly lagging behind the macros shot. White balance in close up shot is sometimes right, never. We were often forced to tap to focus to correct white balance. It took some time to save HDR photos. Because of this, it was not easy to take blur free shot at night.
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The speed of autofocus falls significantly in low light. It takes longer to save the regular image. It would be suggested to keep HDR off, otherwise it will take more time to save the pictures. Details are lost due to noysy reduction process. Colors also seem to be dull.
The camera app is simple and easy to use. Portrait mode is also Mosud which has been possible due to secondary 5 megapixels. However, the age detection is very average. You cannot decide the level of background blur before or after taking the shot. A 5 megapixel selfie camera takes a fine selfie in sufficient light. But due to lack of screen flash, pictures in low lights include granney.
Video performance is also fine. Stabilization works well. You will be able to record the most 1080 pixels videos.
Battery Life is one of the important features of Redmi 6 Pro. The 4000 mAh battery easily supported for a day. A little battery is also left for the second day. Battery consumption is not very much while playing games with powerful graphics. In our video loop test, the battery died after 16 hours and 45 minutes, which will be considered very good. The phone does not have support for fast charging. But the 10 watt charger given with it gives 55 percent battery life in an hour. The battery took about 2 hours 35 minutes to have a full charge from zero.
Our decision
If we look at the current phone of Xiaomi’s Redmi series, Redmi 6 Pro does not present a very strong claim. There is no major shortage in this, but it offers nothing very new or different than the Redmi Note 5. And the same number of RAM and storage of Note 5 is also Rs 1,000 cheaper. You also have Redmi Y2 at the price of Redmi 6 Pro with a better front camera. But you have to compromise the display resolution and battery capacity. If seen, Xiaomi has created confusion about its own portfolio.
However, Nokia is in demand these days. We feel that many people would like to buy Redmi 6 Pro for this feature only. If you are not very interested in Nokia, then we instead of Redmi 6 Pro Asus zenfone max pro m1 Or suggesting to buy Redmi Note 5.