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

Realme Note 9 - over-copying?

The Chinese company Realmi is definitely trying to snatch the leadership in the smartphone market from its main opponent, Redmi. However, in pursuit of an audience, the corporation sometimes too explicitly copies the actions of the Xiaomi sub-brand. So, the hero of today's review took over the famous Note-set-top box from the competitor's line of phablets. How would potential users perceive such a decision? Will the company become associated with fakes of a more famous brand?

The appearance of the novelty partially duplicates its predecessors. The small block of four cameras looks good, but it has lost its relevance somewhat, which is not to say about the stylish asymmetrical texture of the rear panel and really narrow frames of the screen. The 6.7-inch AMOLED panel is ready to compete with the flagship counterparts in terms of refresh rate ( 120Hz ) and image clarity ( FullHD + resolution). The brightness and contrast values are not so impressive, but they are enough for a comfortable stay with the phone in direct sunlight. There is an oleophobic layer both on the display itself and on the complete protective film. As for the exterior, but its only objective disadvantage will be plastic as a material for the assembly.

The technical characteristics were the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G CPU with support for 5G frequencies, 6GB / 8GB of RAM and the Adreno 619 video chip. For an ordinary buyer, the performance of the chipset is enough for the head, because the Android 11 interface is not replete with noticeable lags, and applications like a browser or messenger are launched in a split second ... If problems do arise, then only with the most resource-intensive games like Genshin Impact. It is possible to avoid them by reducing the graphics settings to low-medium presets. The internal storage size of 128 / 256GB and without expansion will satisfy the needs of 99% of Android users, but the developer has not forgotten about the slot for MicroSD cards.

The 108-megapixel Samsung HM2, which heads the main photomodules, has not acquired optical stabilization, but has become better in terms of detailing evening shots and the amount of noise. This is largely due to the optimized software. The battery capacity is 4500mAh , which is already a standard in the middle price segment. However, one and a half days of active interaction with the gadget can be achieved in just 30-35 minutes at the outlet (fast charging at 65W). A separate headphone output is present, as well as high-quality stereo sound . Other reasons to take a closer look at the device will be NFC contactless payment, an in-screen fingerprint sensor and a well-thought-out convenient RealmeUI shell. And although the name of the device lacks originality, in other aspects it is very competitive.