now has the right price and MIUI 12

As many of you are well aware Xiaomi and especially its economic brand Redmi they have the bad habit of storming the market with new smartphones in all price ranges. This obviously implies less attention to the final product, which needs some update to become perfect in the months following the launch. Redmi Note 9 Pro is just one of these devices and after 5 months and the arrival of the MIUI 12 finally enters by right in our ranking of best buy.

Clearly a single update is not enough to get him on the podium, but if you add to this a substantial lowering of price that carries it under 200 euros any excuse fails. So let’s find out what this device has to offer a few months after its launch, also in view of the discounts that will surely see it protagonist during the Black Friday.

Video Retry Redmi Note 9 Pro

Design & Ergonomics

Redmi Note 9 Pro as also transpires from the name is a decidedly device great. It measures 165.75 x 76.78 x 8.8 mm and weighs the beauty of 209 grams. The design is pleasant and the rounded back makes it easy to use, albeit complex, with just one hand. Although for the price you can think of a saving on materials, this is not the case. It is in fact entirely made of Corning Gorilla Glass 5, which makes it solid and resistant in case of a fall.

Looking at it from the front we cannot fail to notice the imposing display gives 6.67 ″ FullHD + IPS, inserted in fairly small frames. This is a panel definitely in line with the competition, perhaps a little below that observed on Mi 9T but still more than enough. The fact that it is clearly not an AMOLED implies a poor depth of blacks and a grayish change that honestly left us perplexed.

Furthermore, the use of an IPS only technology does not allow the insertion of a reader fingerprint under the panel, making it necessary to house it on the right edge. As already observed on other devices of the Chinese manufacturer, Redmi Note 9 Pro also enjoys the presence of the jack audio 3.5mm and sensor a infrared on the upper edge.

Functionality

In terms of functionality, here is the revelation. After 5 months in which we had used it with MIUI 11 on board, it finally received the much desired update to the MIUI 12. This new release from the Chinese manufacturer has finally managed to correct the shot on all those errors and smudges that we had found during the full review.

In addition to the presence of live wallpaper of MIUI 12 there is finally the update of the DRM Widevine that will allow us to use our contents streaming in HD.

Performance

Redmi Note 9 Pro is also complete on the hardware side. We indeed find one Snapdragon 720G, accompanied by 6 GB of memory RAM and 64 or 128 GB of storage. There memory also available to the user expandable via micro-SD that can be inserted into the SIM sled without giving up either of them.

On the reception side we found a small improvement after the update to MIUI 12. The device is faster in the cell change and takes slightly better, especially inside.

Camera

Even the photographic sector managed to give its best with the latest update. There are four sensors available in the back:

• 64 MP, f / 1.9, 26mm (wide), 1 / 1.72 ″, 0.8µm, PDAF;
• 8 MP, f / 2.2, 119 ° (Ultra wide angle), 1 / 4.0 ″, 1.12µm;
• 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1/5.0″, 1.12µm, AF;
• 2 MP, depth sensor.

Having dropped below 200 euros, the range of devices capable of doing better than Redmi Note 9 Pro has definitely narrowed. shots are many good in conditions of sufficient ambient light, while they tend to still have a little too much noise digital in nocturnal. Despite the presence of the HDR mode in twilight situations, the device suffers and tends to burn the highlights or return colors that are not exactly faithful.

Instead, the behavior in difficult situations has been improved, in particular those with strong light sources together with dark areas and moving objects. Overall, the rating is more than enough for even the most demanding users.

Battery & Autonomy

Also in this sector Redmi Note 9 Pro is a real champion. The battery from 5020 mAh makes it one of the best smartphones on the square in terms of autonomy. In fact, after the update to MIUI 12 we managed without too many sacrifices to get to 8 hours of screen active, thus overcoming the single day of intense use.

In conclusion

Redmi Note 9 Pro is finally the best buy that we have been waiting for and we are sure it will be the present perfect on this Black Friday. Currently is available on Amazon.it at a price of 199 euro, clearly net of flash offers.

We therefore fell below the threshold of 249 euros which would have brought him to the podium of the best cheap smartphones and the MIUI 12 managed to make it complete.

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