Review on Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T Unlocked Smartphone - 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM, Android 10 MIUI 12, 5000mAh Battery, 18W Fast Charging, Octa-Core, GSM LTE - International Model (Nightfall Black) by Bhavin Patel ᠌

Name: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T Unlocked Smartphone - 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM, Android 10 MIUI 12, 5000mAh Battery, 18W Fast Charging, Octa-Core, GSM LTE - International Model (Nightfall Black)
Item: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T Unlocked Smartphone - 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM, Android 10 MIUI 12, 5000mAh Battery, 18W Fast Charging, Octa-Core, GSM LTE - International Model (Nightfall Black)
Rating: 5

December 20, 2022

The best thing for the money, I'm glad I chose this option.

Bought for 13'700 on sale with promo codes and discounts. I chose between Redmi Note 9 Pro, Poco X3 and Realme 6 for about 17k. Poco is better, but at the time of purchase it was more expensive. I switched from Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, so I will compare with it.

I read on other similar smartphones about various problems and problems. I tell you which of them the smartphone is free from. And just something from myself.
* Rattle of the rear plastic cover. There is no such defect.
* With noise reduction, everything is fine. The microphone is working fine.
* No message indicator.
* I do not observe dust under the glass of the camera.
* The sound when talking on the phone at the minimum volume is not audible to others (I read that in other smartphones, even at the minimum volume, they can be heard by others).
* Dialer and SMS from Google. Xiaomi camera.
* The smartphone is big, buy a pop socket to make it comfortable to hold.
* The system occupies 12GB.
* After purchase, turn on the developer mode and climb in the settings if you are an amateur. You can disable ads and data collection, change the control center, enable gestures instead of buttons (and save screen space), and a bunch of other things.
* Falls from a small height are experienced with dignity.

Pros

* Loved the design of the front. Many models now have either a drop or a hole in the center. It doesn’t look very good to me, but from the side it is very aesthetically pleasing. * Quite a large screen with a minimum of boards (except for the bottom one, I would have drowned it even more). More than the iPhone 11. * I do not play games, but compared to the smartphones indicated in the comments below, it has similar performance in tests. * Fast charging. True, only 15 watts. I did not time it, but it feels like it can fully charge in an hour. * Large battery capacity. The day will last even with active use (but not 12 hours in Pubg or Asphalt). * There is an infrared port, but Xiaomi loves it and puts it almost everywhere. * For the first time I saw what stabilization is. I get high from it, the video is very smooth. But only at 30fps. When shooting at 60fps, stabilization suffers. You can shoot in 4k. * Low brightness is super-dark and there is no eye strain in the dark. I haven't tested it in the sun, but I think everything will be fine. * You can record a conversation, but! The robot reports that the conversation is being recorded and it is audible to the interlocutor. Although still, according to the law, recording without notifying the speaker is not legally binding. * Two speakers. You can hear it even in the shower, but I would turn up the volume anyway. * Pleasantly surprised by the lock button. Convenient and works very quickly. * There is NFC. I use for the first time. In complete delight. No problem. * Case included. The film is already pasted, but the simplest one will protect only from scratches. You need to buy a 9D or something like that to protect against falls as well. * Camera. I don't know how to rate it, but it suits me. 10x zoom. * You can put two SIM and SD.

Cons

* Rear camera design. I prefer the vertical rectangle option on the side. * No wide-angle lens, although similar models have one. * More or less worthy photographs only in 48 MP Ultra HD mode. GCam will most likely improve the quality, but I don’t really want to roll custom recovery or get root. * 4 holes at the bottom for a microphone or speaker. It looks funny, especially in a case - it highlights these holes even more. * Gray color looks like. gray? Black would be more interesting. * I don’t know if these are problems of the new MIUI or exclusively of this smartphone. But the dark mode in some applications works strangely: for example, in FB some avatars are displayed in the negative, and the buttons on YouTube are always black and it is not clear whether you like it or not. * The reading mode, even at the minimum settings, is very yellow. * On 2022 sites (not China) it is difficult to find a case or a protective screen. * You can't turn off the control center on the lock screen, although other models have this feature. * Would like 90Hz instead of 60Hz. * Would like 30W charging instead of 15W.