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The Redmi Note 9 Pro follows close on the heels of the Redmi Note 8 Pro that itself followed the Redmi Note 7 Pro. Even though all these three phones have come up one after another quickly, Xiaomi has somehow managed to make all of them different and stand out – so there’s always something to look forward to. I have been using the Redmi Note 9 Pro for a few days now, and while I reserve my full judgement for my full review, here’s what I can say now. The Redmi Note 9 Pro is yet another ‘pro’ phone from Xiaomi that’s punching way above its weight – in more ways than one. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Xiaomi is indeed stepping things up, although i would like to point out that this is subjective. If you’re already a Redmi Note 8 Pro user, chances are you’d find fewer differences to really care about to convince you to switch. For everybody else, including Redmi Note 7 Pro users, the Redmi Note 9 Pro becomes an instant recommendation. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Redmi Note 9 Pro uses Xiaomi’s ‘aura’ design with slight colour tweaks – Xiaomi is calling it aura balance this time. The Redmi Note 9 Pro will be available in black, blue and white colour options. In terms of materials, the Redmi Note 9 Pro has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on the back, front as well as on the new square camera module – the outer frame is still plastic though. Xiaomi has also moved the fingerprint scanner on to the side with the Redmi Note 9 Pro, as opposed to its usual back placing. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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On the front, the Redmi Note 9 Pro has a 6.67-inch 1080p+ IPS LCD display with a taller 20.9 ‘cinematic’ aspect ratio. Xiaomi has gone for a Samsung Galaxy S20-like centrally positioned punch hole cutout here. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Under the hood, the Redmi Note 9 Pro packs Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 720G processor paired with up to 6GB LPDDRX4 RAM and up to 128GB UFS 2.1 storage. This is expandable by up to 512GB via a dedicated micro-SD card slot. Software inside the phone is Android 10-based MIUI 11. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Snapdragon 720G brings, among other things, native support for India’s NAVigation with Indian Constellation or NavIC satellite positioning system developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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For photography, the Redmi Note 9 Pro comes with four rear cameras. There’s a 48MP main camera, an 8MP ultrawide-angle camera with 119-degree field-of-view, a 5MP macro camera for closeups (up to 2cm), and another 2MP depth sensor. On the front, the Redmi Note 9 Pro has a 16MP camera. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Redmi Note 9 Pro is backed by a massive 5,020mAh battery with 18W fast charging support – Xiaomi is bundling a 18W fast charger in the box. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Redmi Note 9 Pro also comes with an IR blaster and 2×2 MIMO WiFi. There’s also a new Z-axis vibration motor for seemingly better haptics plus it keeps the 3.5mm audio jack as well. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 9 Pro in India at a starting price of Rs 12,999 for the base model with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, going all the way to Rs 15,999 for the top-end model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
