Realme 9 Pro+

Technical specifications

I have had the phone for a short time; I changed from the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite and honestly, I do not know what to think. Realme is completely unintuitive for me; it has been a long time since the initial settings in a phone took me so much time. Additionally, as a disadvantage: focus mode. In Xiaomi, it worked in such a way that it silenced all selected applications, and the others could be used. Here, a clock turns on on the desktop counting down to the end of the focus time, and it is impossible to do anything at all on the phone. So for me, this function is completely useless. The second matter, does anyone have such a problem: when setting to unlock the Messenger application with a fingerprint, the phone also decides to block notifications on the lock screen and the normal screen, it only shows: "Messenger, click to display the message" and we do not know who is writing or what, even though "show messages and sender" is selected in the application. In Xiaomi, there was no problem with this, even though the application was also locked with a fingerprint. Photos are also a mystery for now; despite the lack of set filters, when taking a photo of a child, it "improved" my son's nose so much, smoothing it excessively, that it looks unnatural.

I have had the phone for 3 months, the phone often freezes, the touch response is poor. I definitely DO NOT RECOMMEND it!

Unfortunately, the phone disappointed me in practically every aspect.
Screen:
Colors and their saturation, brightness, image sharpness - EXCELLENT! Unfortunately, the screen has some strange resolution or proportions, and I cannot arrange the same widgets of the same applications on the screen as I can on other phones.
AOD and battery:
AOD is practically useless. Application icons are microscopic. When constantly on, it consumes the battery; when turned on with the power-saving option, it turns off a few seconds after receiving a notification. In my opinion, this is illogical. In Samsung, you can set AOD to turn on after receiving a notification and only turn off after it is read.
With AOD off, the battery can exceed 9 hours of SOT, which is a very good result, but with it on, it is about 6 SOT.
System:
It works very fast. Unfortunately, it behaves unpredictably. For example, I have disabled notifications for some applications in every possible way, and they still arrive.
There is also a problem with setting custom ringtones because the factory ones are restored regardless.
Sound:
Too many high tones - the sound is hissing and rustling.
And the camera:
A complete failure. In low light and in the dark under streetlights, it is relatively good. In bright light, photos are oversharpened and too bright.
And the final factor that confirms the disappointment. On a bright day, halos appear around branches. A bird flying against the sky can be photographed with a bright circle around it, and the sky itself often appears almost purple instead of blue.

I have been the owner of the Realme 9 Pro+ 8/256 GB model for a few days. I am delighted. I should add that I returned my previous purchases: Motorola Edge 30 neo (the photos were of very poor quality) and Samsung s 20 fe (it did not suit my preferences). I am demanding primarily regarding photos, but I took into account that the budget was limited, so I chose the best mid-range phone for me. I do not quite agree with several negative comments, but everyone is looking for something else. For me, the aurora green color is wonderful, there is an additional silicone back cover in the box, and a protector is applied to the screen. Additionally, there is fast charging. A wonderful feature. The phone meets expectations. There are many personalization options and improvements. It is a fact that there is a lot to learn, but it is a pleasure. For me, there are no drawbacks. It is even strange that I am writing this knowing myself :) I recommend it, but only this more powerful version, because the difference is 200 zł and it certainly affects the quality :)

I have been using the Realme 9 Pro+ for a month; the battery easily lasts 1.5-2 days with 6.5-8 hours of screen-on time. Games run smoothly and photos are excellent, especially those taken in low light and at night using the main camera. Even the 12-megapixel shots have very pleasant sharpness—the OIS works wonders—and a sufficient amount of detail. Even several users of the Samsung Flip 4 and S21 acknowledge that a phone costing 1350 PLN (8GB / 256GB version) takes such photos while being priced at a quarter of the competition. The system is very fluid and intuitive. It has not experienced a system freeze yet. There is absolutely no problem with using a Google account! The fact is that the UI skin is specific, and after switching from the Redmi Note 8 Pro, 10 Pro, or Samsung S8, you have to search for things a bit, but everything is there and it is even more feature-rich. Evening and night photos are a bit too bright, but you can adjust this with the slider on the screen while taking the photo.

It seems great, but there are many imperfections and irritations.
What irritates me about this phone: (I switched from Xiaomi Redmi 10S)
- poorly thought out placement of volume buttons,
- frequent problems with notification sounds in some apps (sometimes they are present, sometimes not, silent mode often activates automatically)
- the camera is supposedly great but HDR performs very poorly - it is slow and photos look artificial (the worst part is that HDR keeps switching to Auto mode automatically), lack of a burst self-timer
- the lens glass is designed quite strangely and often captures many reflections in photos
- the in-display fingerprint reader is a significantly worse idea than placing it on the side,
- poor sound quality on headphones
- 4500 mAh, despite disabling all unnecessary features and using a lot of black, is still noticeable and energy sometimes runs out by the end of the day.

I bought this phone after watching many reviews on YouTube; I rate the phone a 3+. It has already frozen significantly once and required a reset. The Always on Display should turn off, and initially it did, but then it stayed on all the time; I had to disable it because it was annoying. A 600mb update and zero changes; I do not know the purpose of such large updates that introduce nothing. The photos are a complete disappointment! During the day, they are still acceptable if there are no trees, but if there are trees, the result is very poor; everything is visible when zooming in. At night, it is even worse. I have a second phone, an old iPhone worth 1300 PLN today, and it takes much better photos and videos than this new Realme for 2000 PLN. If this phone continues to disappoint me, it will be sold immediately.

I have owned the phone for a month. I switched from a Xiaomi mi a2 lite and I regret it slightly. The only thing that is better is the photographs. The phone freezes, and when I configure something in the settings, it changes automatically (for example, I set the screen timeout to 2 minutes and after a while it changes back to 15 seconds in the settings). I have several folders with photographs on the phone and there are frequent errors in these folders or a lack of access to the photographs. The transfer of folders from the old phone is successful and then suddenly those folders disappear.. I am disappointed.. several times when I was recording videos, the device froze during the recording and strange transitions were recorded.

I do not know where such a rating comes from. Maybe the screen has 90Hz, but the colors are pale, to the point where it is unpleasant to look at nice photos, and the range of changes in the settings is essentially negligible. The battery charges quickly but depletes even faster; it is unlikely to last 8 hours under normal use (those who write about 2 days are probably referring to standby mode). Despite the powerful components, it freezes often, and there are problems with reading files such as PDFs. The camera is average, with a plus for stabilization. Overall, I advise everyone against purchasing this phone; at this price, the competition is much better.

I definitely would not buy this phone a 2nd time. Performance is fine, but it has so many problems that they "offset" this advantage. LTE and bluetooth disconnect spontaneously and repeatedly, which is very irritating when listening to streaming music. After taking a photo, you must stay in the camera app for at least 5 seconds, otherwise the photo will not be saved. How many photos I have lost due to carelessness. A wipe does not help with the aforementioned issues. A friend had the same model. He writes that he had it because the display failed after 2,5 years. It suffered a short circuit and simply broke down, so the durability is also poor.