Redmi Note 9 Pro Android Smartphone Long Term Review

We all know that the Redmi Note has been Xiaomi’smost successful series, such a lot so that Xiaomi I feels Redmi is large enough to become a separate brand in itself. This year Redmi had made some changes to their most successful line-up. and that we will need to wait and see how these decisions will fair within the future. Up until 6 months back, Redmi was launching2 Note series phones, the Note 8 Pro and therefore the Note 8, Note 7 Pro and Note 7, Note 6 Pro and Note 6 then on. But this point they changed things a touch and brought within the Note 9 Pro and Note 9 Pro Max. Where there are fewer differences between the 2 - Max is clearly the higher one. So why is that the Note 9 Pro here, and what does it offer let’s inspect.

The Note 9 Pro on the launch day at Rs.12, 999, but shortly then, the govt increased the GST on Smartphone’s from 12 to 18%, and therefore the rupee has not been very strong against the dollar, so since then, Redmi has increased the worth of this particular variants price by 1000Rs. And now it retails at Rs.13, 999. For this price, we get a really well-built phone. it's a hair wider, but taller than the Note 8 Pro. And with a 6.67-inch display, it's a huge Smartphone. to place it to a perspective, it's even bigger than the iPhone 11 Pro max. Slight curve to the rear makes it a touch easier to carry the phone in your hand, but make no mistake it's definitely a 2 handed device. because of the Gorilla Glass 5 at the front and back, it seems like a premium Smartphone. far better than the plastic back ones. But there's a downside to using glass at the rear, it gathers plenty of fingerprints and appears very dirty if you're not constantly wiping it. The frame is formed of plastic, but you won’t notice it until it's scratched. But within the hope of not letting this happen, Redmi includes a case within the box. it's an honest one and it does an honest job of protecting the phone. there's a little lip at the front, to stay the display protected, and there's also a raised portion to guard the camera module, which if you haven’t noticed by now, stands proud quite a bit. to place most of you guys at rest, Redmi has given gorilla glass 5 protection to the camera module also.

The 6.67 inch FHD+ IPS LCD display is amazing for watching videos or playing games. While the height brightness may be a few nits less than the Note 8 Pro’s display, this one can get pretty bright, even for many outdoor lighting situations. the colours and viewing angles also are good with specialized contrast levels, ensuring you don’t have much to complain about while using it. Some people will still find ways things to complain, love it being an LCD panel rather than OLED or it not having a 90 or 120Hz refresh rate. And rightly so because competition is giving AMOLED displays and 90Hz refresh rate at or around the same price point. But honestly, you won’t even mention this stuff if you only check out the display, without watching the specs sheet. this is often one among the simplest quality displays in terms of brightness levels, colour accuracy, contrast levels and viewing angles that you simply are getting to get at this price. The bezels all around the display are even as thick, as other Redmi Smartphone’s in recent times. This time, there's a little punch hole style cut-out for the selfie camera within the top middle of the display. this is often sufficiently small, that it doesn’t get in your way, regardless of what you're doing on the phone. And it's within the centre, where not much information gets displayed anyways. I didn't find this notch to be intrusive in the least. I'm just curious, that which notch does one prefer? punch hole type, waterdrop notch, pill-shaped notch, or does one prefer notch-less display with motorized crop up selfie camera? I might adore to understand what you guys think. Above the notch, there is a wide speaker grill, and the speaker under it gets loud enough for crisp and clear audio calls. Display being an LCD panel, you don’t get an in-display fingerprint sensor on this phone.

Honestly, I am really glad for this. Have you tried the in-display fingerprint sensor on the Mi A3, or any other budget device? If yes then you, Most of those fingerprint sensors at this price point are too slow to unlock the phone, and they are also highly inaccurate. So it takes multiple attempts to read your fingerprint. On this Note 9 Pro, the fingerprint sensor is placed on the right side of the phone, and it doubles as a power button. This one is really fast and accurate. I prefer this side placement over the display one, but I would have liked it to be placed a bit lower, for more comfortable usage, as it’s a very talk phone. Anyways I like this placement, let me know in the comments what you think about it. Above this fingerprint sensor / Power button, there is the volume up and down button. At the top, there is an IR blaster that lets you use your phone as a remote controller for your home appliances, and a secondary noise-cancelling microphone. There is a single SIM tray on the left that can hold 2 nano-SIM cards and a Micro SD card. So if you are running low on internal memory, you can add in more storage anytime you want. At the bottom you get the 3.5mm headphone jack, which is very important at this price point, a microphone, USB type C port for charging and data transfer, and a speaker grill. The speaker can get loud, but at higher volumes, it lacks the depth that you might expect from a quality speaker. 

That being said, for the price, I think it is pretty good, and as I said it gets loud, so it gets the job done. After using a Media Tek processor inside the Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi has decided to go back to using Snapdragon processors. And they have included their 720G processor on this one, which according to them is better than the Media Tek Helio G90T, used in the Note 8 Pro. It’s also built on 8nm architecture, so it is supposed to be much more efficient. I have been using this phone, and I never felt it lagged or stuttered while performing any normal daily tasks. It is snappy at opening and switching between apps. But if you like to play a lot of games, especially FPS games or the ones which require higher graphics, I won’t recommend you to get this phone. Because in that case, its performance is not the smoothest. There are a lot of frame drops here and there, and I think it has got to do with optimization. Because the 720G processor is capable of handling these games. You can still fire up these games on the phone, but the gameplay just won’t be as smooth as you would want it to be. 

Coming back to the overall daily performance, I feel RAM management has been approved a lot compared to the Note 8 Pro, and it feels like an overall more refined smartphone. Speaking of RAM, you can either go with 4GB of RAM and it is coupled with 64GB of internal storage, or you can choose 6GB of RAM and it will give you 128GB of built-in storage. To power the phone, it packs in a monstrous 5020mAh battery. It is enough to make you phone easily last for a day and a half, even if you are a heavy user. With average usage, and not playing too many games. I was even able to get 2 days worth of usage from this phone, on a regular basis. When it is time to charge this huge battery, you get the 18watt fast charger included in the box. It still takes a bit over 2 hours to charger it, but I am glad they just didn’t give the usual10watt charger, because that would have just taken ages to completely charge it. But then again, some of the Realme phones in this price range have started shipping with 30watt fast chargers, so it would have been great to see the 27watt Xiaomi charger bundled with it, like the Note9 Pro Max. It is running the newest version of MIUI 11on top of Android 10. And while there are tons of features and customization options that MIUI offers which it's pretty smooth, OS is that the one thing that I wish to vary on this phone. If you'll slap a replacement skin or a replacement launcher like POCO launcher or completely change the design and feel of the OS by installing Nova launcher, you'll accept this phone with none issues.

Now my problem isn't with the MIUI, but more to try to to with all the bloatware that comes preinstalled, and every one the horrible ads and spam notifications that its default apps keep it up sending you. There should just be how to completely disable all these things, because it's really annoying to urge these ads and notifications, even once you de-select and opt-out of all the settings while fixing your phone. I just hope Xiaomi realizes these ads are spoiling their user's experience and just ruining their brand reputation on a day to day, which they dial these ads down a touch and confirm to stay them children friendly.

Coming to the quad cameras on the rear. Unlike its bigger brother the Note 9 Pro Max, this Note 9 Pro gets the 48 megapixel Samsung GM2sensor for its primary camera. It gets F/1.8 aperture and a 26mm lens. Next camera gets an 8-megapixel sensor with F/2.2 aperture, and a13mm ultra-wide lens. Then there's a5 megapixel sensor with F/2.4 aperture, and this one gets a macro lens. Finally, there's a 2-megapixel depth sensor with F/2.4 aperture. For the selfie camera, Note 9 Pro gets a 16megapixel sensor with F/2.5 aperture. As we might expect, Portrait mode images are specialized from this phone. and therefore the new Movie mode, which lets us capture 21:9 portrait mode images, with black bars at the highest and bottom, makes these images look amazing. In low or artificial light, there's tons of noise and therefore the images don’t hold on to any details. there's an evening mode, but that doesn’t help tons either in these low light situations. I don’t think anyone is going to be even remotely satisfied with the Note 9 Pro’s low light performance. It does makeup by shooting crispy electronically stabilized 1080p videos at 30fps. It can shoot4k 30fps videos also, but those ones aren't stabilized, and are a touch over-saturated for my liking. Although the cameras are decent in day time. I feel at this price, there are a couple of better options within the market, especially for low light photography. So if the camera is that the main deciding factor for you, I just won’t suggest you to urge this phone. Spend a touch extra and obtain the POCO X2 or maybe the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, but not this one. Moving on, Redmi has made bound to include all the required sensors starting with the Ambient light and proximity sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NavIC, IR sensor then on.

So you've got a good array of all the required sensors. Overall, I feel the Note 9 Pro hits the proper note with its internals, and therefore the build quality and style, and can give most of the typical users the graceful performance that you simply might expect. except for it's lacking in some parts, that might have made it the simplest budget Smartphone to hammer in the worth range, just like the Note8 Pro or the Note 7 Pro were once they came out. I feel the camera and therefore the GPU is holding this phone back. So I can’t suggest this phone to someone who likes to play tons of games or who likes to require tons of images. 

If you like to take a lot of images, take a look at the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, and if you like to play games, turn towards the POCOX2. Sure that will cost more, but they will also give you an overall better experience. At this price point, the competition is tough, and Redmi is trying to get people to buy the Note 9 Pro Max for a higher price, and with their current ads situation, they are sort of losing their grip in this market. Sure their market share is growing, and they might be the number 1 budget smartphone brand in India, but the competition is closing in, and is ready to mop up, every unsatisfied customer that Redmi is leaving behind. Instead of launching the regular powerful Note 9 Pro, and then bringing in the Note 9 Pro Max with more added features on top. Redmi decided to make the Note 9 Pro Max their new favourite, and diluted the features on the Note 9 Pro in this process. By doing this, I think they have watered down the Note Pro series phones and this move might just not go very well for them in the long run. So now who should be looking to get this phone? If you just can’t stretch your budget beyond 14K, or if you just want to use the basic features on your phone, then go for it. Big display is amazing for consuming content, the huge battery keeps it powered for more than a day, dual VOLTE means you are always connected, and the headphone jack lets you listen to your favourites music in isolation. And for all these things, the Note 9 Pro is an amazing phone. But if you do anything more than playing casual games, or taking a lot of images, especially in lower light, you should look elsewhere. So these have been my thoughts about the Redmi Note 9 Pro. What do you guys think about it? and are you planning to get it or are you looking forward to the Note 9 Pro Max? Please subscribe our blog with your EMAIL ID given in right-hand side next to you. So, that you can get our latest blog without any delay. Take care. Thank you 😊😊😊😊