The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a £200 phone that packs in stellar battery life, a large FHD+ display, and an uncommonly decent camera.
While it doesn’t sport the most attractive design, with an all-plastic body and some rather hefty dimensions, the Redmi Note 9 proves easy enough to wield.
And where it really matters, on the front of the phone, you get the benefit of thin(ish) bezels and a tidy hole-punch notch.
The display is a 6.53-inch LCD that gets pretty bright and, courtesy of an FHD+ resolution is plenty crisp.
No, it’s not an OLED, but remember we’re talking about a sub-£200 phone here.
If we’re honest, performance is slightly underwhelming, as a result of a cut-price MediaTek Helio G85 CPU that doesn’t always deliver the most fluid experience.
Still, it’s capable of running the latest games reasonably well.
If we’re a little disappointed in how well the Redmi Note 9 runs, we’re very happy with its camera.
While calling it a quad-camera setup is a little generous, its 48-megapixel main sensor captures some genuinely decent shots in good lighting.
Even more impressive is the Redmi Note 9’s stamina. It’s good for a full two days of use, thanks in no small part to a positively huge 5,020mAh battery.
It’s a brute-force approach that results in the phone’s rather chunky dimensions, but it pays off handsomely.
Xiaomi has taken some steps forward with its latest Android skin, MIUI 12, which is available as an update straight out of the box.
It’s a sharper, more flexible, and better-looking UI than before, even if it does continue to suffer from a little too much bloat and app duplication.
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