Realme 9 Pro+ Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Realme 9 Pro+ - middle class or flagship?

The main line of budget smartphones of the Chinese company Realmi has been stagnating in terms of technical characteristics for the past few years. If for more than a year loyal fans of the brand did not perceive such a situation as a disadvantage, then today part of the audience began to glance at the decisions from opponents. But it seems that the corporation managed to correct the situation in time.

The appearance of the novelty differs from that of its predecessors. The triple camera unit looks prettier, but more massive, the back cover is made of glass, not plastic. The screen frames (except for the bottom) have become slightly narrower, the colors of the cases have been updated. Now their diversity will satisfy the demands of both adherents of a strict style and lovers of catchy and bright colors. The 6.4-inch AMOLED screen deserves only praise. Picture refresh rate of 90 hertz , good contrast and brightness, and a resolution of 2400x1080 pixels leave no reason to criticize the displayed image. In addition, a fairly accurate and large fingerprint sensor is built into the AMOLED display.

The performance of the Mediatek Dimensity 920 CPU, 8GB / 12GB of RAM and the Mali G68 MC4 graphics adapter is closer to the top one compared to the previously used Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G-based bundle. The RealmeUI (Android 12) shell interface is completely devoid of minimal lags; in everyday life, the phablet will delight you with the instant launch of applications. The mentioned processor is also suitable for gamers. Extremely resource-intensive games like Genshin Impact and Fortnite run quite smoothly at medium-high graphics presets. The chipset is also excellent in terms of energy efficiency. The 4500mAh battery does not need to be charged every day, and if you still need to search for an outlet, then you will have to stay near it for an insignificant 30-40 minutes thanks to fast charging at 65W . There are hardly any people who are dissatisfied with 128/256GB of internal memory and a microSD card slot.

Directly on paper, the photo capabilities of the main 50-, 8- and 2-megapixel photomodules led by the Sony IMX766 seem to be quite good, but optical stabilization and high-quality optics bring the Android smartphone to the rank of camera phones. Even in the evening shots, noise almost does not appear and detail does not decrease. Does not fail and stereo sound , endowed with both loudness and more or less balanced frequency response. NFC contactless payment, support for 5G networks also enhance the attractiveness of the gadget. And even though the device does not have moisture protection, metal edging or flawless cameras, for a reasonable price it offers an indecently long list of advantages.