Realme 9 Pro+ review: the new mid-range king?

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Realme has only been around for four years — and it’s already on its “ninth” phone generation.

Gadgets 360 senior reviewers Sheldon Pinto and Aditya Shenoy join host Akhil Arora to talk about the Realme 9 Pro and 9 Pro+.

We discuss Realme’s decision to jump on the colour-changing trend for the back of the 9 Pro+, and the experimental heart rate sensor inside the fingerprint sensor that is under the display.

Read: Realme 9 Pro+ review: excellent value for money

The camera on the back has optical image stabilisation (OIS), a feature you can’t get on smartphones that are Rs. 15,000 more expensive. We also touch upon the 9 Pro+’s three variants and their pricing.

Along the way, we delve into how Google’s Material You push is not only causing delays with Android 12 rollout, but also making custom OS skins like Realme UI 3.0 feel incongruous.

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Chapters

• Intro (00:00)
• ‘9’ phones in four years (00:20)
• Colour-changing 9 Pro+ (01:52)
• Heart in my finger (04:34)
• Android 12! (08:26)
• Super cameras (15:28)
• 60W charging (20:17)
• Pricing? (23:49)
• The affordable 9 Pro (27:22)
• Outro (33:26)

Cover: Sheldon Pinto/Gadgets 360. Photo credits: Pinto/Gadgets 360, Realme

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. ‘9’ phones in four years (00:00:20)

3. Colour-changing 9 Pro+ (00:01:52)

4. Heart in my finger (00:04:34)

5. Android 12! (00:08:26)

6. Super cameras (00:15:28)

7. 60W charging (00:20:17)

8. Pricing? (00:23:49)

9. The affordable 9 Pro (00:27:22)

10. Outro (00:33:26)