Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Smartphone - 6.67" DotDisplay, 6 GB + 128 GB, 64 MP AI Quad Camera, 5020mAh (typ) NFC, Bianco (Polar White)

So far I am really pleased with this phone. I wanted a phone that I would be able to get notifications, with nice camera, decent storage and great battery life. It has it all. I have been using it for 2 weeks only, but everything works to my standards. It is bigger than my last phone Huawei (that I started having problems with due to being banned in US ?) but hence the "Note" phone. I like bigger display, as it is better to see photos and browse the internet. The side fingerprint sensor works well. Battery life lasts 2.5 days with normal usage. Photos are also nice quality. People can hear me and I can hear them nicely as well. Seller shipped very fast, it came in within 2 days with standard shipping.

Fast Shipping, shipped brand new in the package. Mine came with a clear case, also came with a European charger only, which is okay, I have a USA spare charger.Other than that, Amazing phone! It's beautiful, not to big, but it IS heavy.Carrier: I have T-Mobile (Wingalpha.com) - I was a bit worried that it wouldn't work with my service. But it did! My anxiety was gone once I put my SIM in and set it up and it worked flawless.Definitely recommend!P.s- it comes with a pre-installed screen protector. I normally don't like them but I haven't noticed any issues with it; so it's not a big deal.Update: it's been almost 6 months with the phone. Still no issues what so ever! Still love it!

This phone is simply amazing. I got it to replace a Galaxy Note 9. Many thought I was crazy. Not at all. I like this phone so much more. The camera is better. It is plenty loud enough. Fast and huge battery lasts forever and charges quickly. This must be the best phone on the market below even $800 price points, and all for under $300? It's insane. This phone is by far the best phone I've owned. And I've had many. Even better than the Razer Phone 2. Really impressed.

From a loyal LG customer, last was the LG V30 with amazing sound, video and camera quality. But the ram, memory and battery life started lacking. The Note 9 Pro beats it in spades. Battery life is the best part of the phone. I've had used it 3 days straight with mobile data constantly on before recharging. Never spent more than $300 on a phone as I always buy one or two generations behind.But it's not without its quirks. And it may be unfair to compare it to the 3 year old LG V30.Firstly it's a Chinese phone so there may be a security risk. Lately I've had emails from Venmo about unauthorized sign-ins since using the phone. But that could be another data breach.Secondly, the UI is very basic. MIUI on android 10 is not very customizable. From a 3 year old Flagship LG V30 the Note 9 Pro is lacking. Can't control game graphics and frame rate like the V30 running on android 9. But it's moot since the battery is so big. One cool feature is running 2 apps in split screen top/bottom and 50/50 or 66/33 or 33/66 size. The V30 was able to do that. But you can drag an app out and have it float on a corner as a window. Also can't change the aspect ratio or the resolution of the screenThirdly, even though it's unlocked you have to make sure your carrier bands are supported. I'm with T-Mobile and most bands are supported but still had to create a custom APN (look it up) to send/receive txts and mms txts. The APN on my sim card was not fully compatible. Also if I don't keep mobile data on there's no guarantee of incoming/outgoing calls. But come January 2021 T-Mobile subscribers will only be able to make VoLTE calls. I also seem to get 3G speeds even though LTE is indicated is connected and indicated on status bar. If you dig around settings you can see downstream speeds on status bar. Wifi is no issue.Fourthly, no wifi calling. Looked everywhere but can't seem to find it. And can't send/receive txts over wifi which my old phone could do in case I didn't have a cell signal.Fifth, minor things like the screen aspect ratio is too tall, 20:9 I think. And it's LCD not OLED like my old phone. Light does bleed thru on top right hand corner. Battery life and brightness is not an issue because the battery is big. I still prefer OLED for better blacks and grays and no light bleeding.Sixth, transferring apps and accounts is not as seamless as with LG. Every generation LG phone allowed me to transfer and restore all my apps, accounts, email and settings with little follow up thru it's mobile app. It's the main reason I stuck with LG for so long. On the Redmi I was only able to transfer and restore my Google account and some apps. Had to sign in to most of my accounts again unlike the seamlessness of LG app/account restore process.I know I've focused on the negatives but the positives speak for themselves. For instance the rear camera is amazing at 64 mp and you can record 4k video if you have the memory.Conclusion, this will be my holdover phone until I upgrade to a 5G. Either it will be another Redmi or I'll go back to LG when the price is right.Edit: 12-16-20. Forgot to mention no wireless charging and it's not waterproof, the V30 has it. But there is a headphone jack.Side note, when I read reviews I usually read the bad reviews first that's why the review skews negative but it isn't so. There are many features that are not covered more readily explained from other reviews so I won't be repeating them.

So I was a little nervous ordering this phone, as I've had a Samsung Note phone for the last 5 years. I was honestly tired of paying $1k per phone,so I started researching more affordable alternatives and came across Xiaomi Redmi and read all the great reviews and decided to give it's go. I can definitely say, I am not at all disappointed in my decision. I'm quite happy I got this phone, it can definitely go head to head with any top notch phone and gives Samsung a run for their money. I will never buy another Samsung with this far better alternative. The specs, quality and camera... all you get for a 1/4 of the price. Thank you Xiaomi!! You are the Robin Hood of premium phones for the poor and the frugal.

Let me just say that I'm not tired of this phone yet and I've had it all through the pandemic. Xiaomi, you have made me a customer for life. Don't lose what you got going on here. Spend less than $300 on a flagship phone and save the additional $1000 to buy something nice for the wife and kids! I did unfortunately drop mine in the toilet. And fished it out in 1000's/ of a sec. At least that's what it felt like... anyways, seemed to have survived. Or so I thought. Next day it got a little glitchy... If you can believe that. Turns out they don't much care for toilet beverage. So... I'm gonna leave it off for about a month and then, I'll let you know if I have any success. I'm actually a bit hopeful. It may just make it after all. Then again, De-nial,(as they say) isn't just a river in Egypt. Fingers everyone, (☞☞