Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (Max) long-term review
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Introduction
Xiaomi makes a ton of mid-rangers, but the Redmi Note 9 Pro has consistently stood out in the past few months, attracting consistently high interest. So we got curious about it and decided to do this long-term review to figure out whether it also manages to stand out in what it offers in day-to-day use in a sea of similar devices at multiple price points.
This is actually one of the main issues with mid-rangers for most people - there are just too many of them. The amount of available choice is staggering - much higher than in the high-end segment of the market. It makes the "which one is worth buying" question get an even more complicated answer than if we're just talking top of the line models.
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Because there are simply too many mid-rangers out there, it's not feasible for us to long-term review a lot of them. Also, as the adage goes, most products in any category are just not that interesting.
However, the Redmi Note 9 Pro must have done something to stand out, judging on the amount of attention it has consistently gotten.
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So let's find out if the Redmi Note 9 Pro is a phone that's worth its salt. We have long-term reviewed its predecessor, the Redmi Note 8 Pro, last year, and were impressed with what it brought to the table for the money, and are eager to find out if the Redmi Note 9 Pro lives up to that.
Note that Xiaomi's incredibly confusing naming scheme strikes again. The phone we have here is called Redmi Note 9 Pro in Europe, but the same device is sold in India as the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. The phone called Redmi Note 9 Pro in India is known in Europe as the Redmi Note 9S. And none of these is the recently announced Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G. See, we told you it was confusing.
Reader comments
- Anonymous
- 17 May 2024
- phj
I have note 9 for 4 years. There is some problems i have with it. The android MIUI has the worst bloatware i have ever experienced. It was unstable, my phone randomly restarted and i had to disable all of bloatware to make it stable again. In few mon...
- Imn
- 03 Feb 2024
- tA$
Mine already passed 4 years on going. No problem at all. Robust gadget, thanks xiaomi
- Anonymous
- 28 Jan 2024
- mP1
I have used both the Note 8 Pro (running MIUI 12, being unable to update to 12.5) and the Note 9 Pro (running MIUI 14), both with the same RAM (6 GB), and you're spot right on the performance comparison. The former feels faster save random...