Realme 9 Pro+ short review: Great cameras, top-grade performance

The Realme 9 Pro+ goes on sale in India at a starting price of Rs. 24,999. Here are 6 things you need to know about it.

The 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate on the Realme 9 Pro+ is good to look at but it is not as good as 120Hz displays and Xiaomi 11 Lite NE's Dolby Vision display.  (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

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1/6 The 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate on the Realme 9 Pro+ is good to look at but it is not as good as 120Hz displays and Xiaomi 11 Lite NE's Dolby Vision display.  (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

Realme 9 Pro+ relies on Realme UI 3 based on Android 12 out of the box. The phone comes with lots of pre-loaded apps, bloatware and adware.  (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

2/6 Realme 9 Pro+ relies on Realme UI 3 based on Android 12 out of the box. The phone comes with lots of pre-loaded apps, bloatware and adware.  (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

The Realme 9 Pro+ gets a new colour changing back panel that turns from blue to red when exposed to the Sun. The rear is made of glass but the sides are plastic. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

3/6 The Realme 9 Pro+ gets a new colour changing back panel that turns from blue to red when exposed to the Sun. The rear is made of glass but the sides are plastic. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

The Realme 9 Pro+ relies on the MediaTek Dimensity 920 chipset. It is optimised well and can handle most of the latest high-end games with ease. Daily performance is also smooth, with no signs of heating. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

4/6 The Realme 9 Pro+ relies on the MediaTek Dimensity 920 chipset. It is optimised well and can handle most of the latest high-end games with ease. Daily performance is also smooth, with no signs of heating. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

The 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor performs wonderfully at night, bringing up a lot of detail and ambient lighting. Daylight photos have more saturated colour tones but the overall performance is among the best we have seen in this price segment. The 8MP ultra-wide and 2MP macro cameras are sub-par in comparison. The 16MP selfie camera is quite capable in daylight. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

6/6 The 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor performs wonderfully at night, bringing up a lot of detail and ambient lighting. Daylight photos have more saturated colour tones but the overall performance is among the best we have seen in this price segment. The 8MP ultra-wide and 2MP macro cameras are sub-par in comparison. The 16MP selfie camera is quite capable in daylight. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

The Realme 9 Pro+ starts at Rs. 24,999 for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. For ₹26,999, you get the 8GB/128GB variant, while for ₹28,999, you get the 8GB/256GB variant. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)

7/6 The Realme 9 Pro+ starts at Rs. 24,999 for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. For ₹26,999, you get the 8GB/128GB variant, while for ₹28,999, you get the 8GB/256GB variant. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)