Redmi Note 9 Review: The Perfect Successor to Redmi Note 8? | Price in India Rs. 11,999 By Gadgets 360

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 9 pro and the Redmi Note 9 pro max at competitive prices, but that was kind of short-lived because of the rupee dollar price fluctuation and the GST hike. The company has now launched the Redmi Note 9, which comes in under 15 000 rupees. Yes, it is more expensive than its predecessor, but it does offer better hardware and features. So does it still offer good value for money, though? Well we are about to find out in this review. I am addressing from gadgets 360, and please subscribe to the galaxy, 360 YouTube channel and click that bell icon, so that you are the first to know when we have a new video, the Redmi Note 9 inherits its aura balance, design from its elder siblings, the Redmi Note 9 pro and the Redmi Note 9 pro max, but there are a few differences. For instance, this one ditches the side mounted fingerprint scanner in favor of the good old rear mounted one.

It is pretty quick and if you are into unlocking the smartphone with your face, you got that too, and it works just fine. The second big change on the Redmi Note 9, is the whole punch display. The front facing camera is in the upper left corner rather than in the center. The cutout isn't all that distracting and if you hold the smartphone in landscape mode chances, are you won't notice it at all? What you will notice are the bezels which are fairly thick, but this is kinda acceptable at this price point. Like other Redmi Note devices, the note 9 2 has a p2i NATO coating that repels liquids from its surface and even though it lacks an IP rating, it comes with rubber seals on the ports talking of display space.

It has a 6.53 inch display with a full HD plus resolution and has con gorilla glass 5 for protection. It has good viewing angles and does get bright enough when required. Since the Redmi Note 9 is the entry point for the note 9 series Xiaomi has equipped it with a MediaTek hello g85 soc. This particular smartphone comes in three variants: 4gb of ram with 64gb of storage, 4gb of ram with 128gb of storage, and the top end variant that I have here. This offers 6gb of ram and 128gb of storage.

The MediaTek hello g85 is a capable processor and could handle my dd tasks easily app loading times were acceptable and with 6gb of ram I could switch between different apps easily in PUBG mobile. The phone defaulted to the medium settings, but I could bump it up to high without too much of a drop in performance, but it did get slightly toasty after 20 minutes of use and during this time it lost about 10 percent of charge in terms of software. Nothing much is new. The Redmi Note 9 runs mini 11 on top of android 10, and my unit had the recent June security patch. As usual, the phone comes with a fair amount of bloatware.

We installed and suggests that you download some more during the setup process. It also shows ads on the lock screen, an option that is enabled by default, but I disabled it. While setting up the smartphone, I did see spammy notifications from pre-installed apps such as me, video and get apps, and this did dampen the overall user experience. I found the battery life on the Redmi Note 9 to be quite good. It could easily go beyond a day and a half before needing to be plugged in, even if you are a heavy user.

The 5020 milliampere battery should last you well over a day it managed to last for 15 hours and 45 minutes in our HD video to test. Now there has been a bit of a controversy surrounding the charging speeds of the Redmi Note 9. Well, this particular smartphone ships with a 22.5 watt charger, but it is limited to 18 watt charging. Only Xiaomi says that there is a software lock for this particular device, and they need further lab and field-testing to enable the full 22.5 watt charging, which hasn't been possible due to the lockdown. The company also says that they will be releasing a software update to unlock full charging speeds.

On the Redmi Note 9. For now, you can go from zero to sixty percent in about an hour and zero to a hundred percent in a little over two hours when it comes to clicking photos. The note 9 has a quad camera setup, consisting of a 48 megapixel primary camera, an 8 megapixel ultra-wide 2 megapixel macro and a 2 megapixel depth sensor in daylight. The phone delivers good shots and text at a distance is legible. On zooming in, however, the AI tends to sharpen photos a bit too much for my liking.

Photos taken at the full 48 megapixel resolution had better details and won't sharpen as much. There was a noticeable drop in quality in photos taken with the wide-angle camera for close-ups. The AI was quick to recognize the subject, but occasionally had trouble with focus. The portrait mode managed good separation between the subject and background, but it doesn't let you choose the amount of background blur before clicking a shot edge. Detection was also very good.

I found the camera performance on the Redmi Note 9 to be good during daylight, but it was strictly average in low light in low light. The output was decent, but fine grain was visible on zooming in it also has a nightmare, but it takes longer to save a shot, forcing you to hold still for that time, with barely any difference in quality, while using it. Video recording tops out at 10 DP for the primary shooter, the Redmi Note, 9, managed decent output and did stabilize the footage well in low light. There was a noticeable shimmer as the phone tried to stabilize the footage for selfies. It has a 13 megapixel.

Camera selfies taken in daylight, were crisp and had good details. You can take portrait shots using the selfie camera as well, but here I couldn't set the level of blur the Redmi Note.9 did manage good edge detection and the quality dipped in low light. To sum it up, you should consider the Redmi Note 9 if you are looking for a decent processor, good battery life and if you have faith in Xiaomi to unlock the 22.5 watt, charging goodness with a software update. The camera is good for daylight, but struggles during the night. So that is something you might want to consider before buying this device.

The base variant of the Redmi Note 9 pro starts at 11 999 rupees and is a solid all-around package at that price. The higher variance, though, are a little hard to recommend because, as soon as it starts packing it up, it loses value because for that price you will get the real me. Six, the Poco m2 pro and the Redmi Note 9 pro, which not only offer better hardware but also better features, and that was my full review of the Redmi Note 9. What do you think about this smartphone? Let me know in the comment section down below and as always for all things, tech stay tuned to gadget360. com.

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