Redmi Note 6 Pro: 5 reasons why you should wait for this Xiaomi phone

In simple words: the Redmi Note 6 Pro screen is a polished version of what you get in the Redmi Note 5 Pro.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Redmi Note 6 Pro is coming to India on November 22.
• The Redmi Note 6 Pro will go on flash sale for the first time in India on November 23.
• The Note 5 Pro successor comes with four cameras.

There is another Note coming. The Redmi Note 6 Pro is coming to India on November 22, and it seems that Xiaomi just can't stop talking about it. There are a number of features the company is highlight, and while not all of them will turn out to be much of an upgrade compared to the Redmi Note 5 Pro, which is a fairly fantastic phone, it is possible that some features are going to make the Redmi Note 6 Pro one of the best phones this side of Rs 20,000.

Over here at the India Today Tech, I have been using the Redmi Note 6 Pro for the last few days. And as Xiaomi claims, the four-camera setup -- two on the rear and two selfie cams -- is one of the highlights of the phone.

At the same time, it is also true that overall the Redmi Note 6 Pro isn't a major upgrade over the Redmi Note 5 Pro, but there are some areas where Xiaomi has made an extra effort, including in the display, battery performance, and software of the phone. The Redmi Note 6 Pro will go on flash sale for the first time in India on November 23 via Mi.com and Flipkart and I give you five reasons why you should five days for this phone.

Four cameras

As I noted in the quick review of the phone, I absolutely love the photos the Redmi 6 Pro cameras click. Both the front as well as the rear cameras of the Note 6 Pro are capable of clicking impressive pictures, which have a good amount of details and spot-on colours. Basically, the cameras of the Redmi phone get the reds and greens right, almost all the time.

The Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with a primary sensor of 12MP and a 5MP secondary sensor for depth sensing, which helps in those portrait photos with creamy and blurred background, on the rear panel. The main camera of the phone supports dual-pixel autofocus feature which helps the phone focus quickly on the subject, particularly in low light. On the front, the Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with a main camera that uses 20-megapixel sensor while the secondary camera sports a 2-megapixel sensor for portrait selfies.

The Redmi Note 5 Pro is a fairly good shooter, but portrait shots and low-light photography are two areas where it can be better. Looks like these are the two areas that Xiaomi has worked in the Redmi Note 6 Pro. The Redmi Note 6 Pro captures good bokeh (portrait) shots with both front and back camera with sharp edges most of the time. The pictures clicked in low-light with the Redmi Note 6 Pro are also pretty great and come with a decent amount of details and colours.

Brighter and bigger display

In simple words: the Redmi Note 6 Pro screen is a polished version of what you get in the Redmi Note 5 Pro. The display of the Redmi Note 6 Pro is bigger than the one in the Redmi Note 5 Pro. The best part, though, is despite a larger screen the phone retains similar size and dimensions. The Redmi Note 6 Pro is also the first Note series phone from Xiaomi to come with a notched display and sports narrower bezels. There is an option to hide the notch by changing the display settings, which is nice for not everyone likes notch on their phone screen.

The display in the Redmi Note 6 Pro is brighter compared to what Xiaomi put in the Note 5 Pro. It is bright enough to watch a movie on Amazon Prime or Netflix movie or YouTube, and play a visually heavy game like Temple Run 2 outdoors. Keeping the brightness level of the phone between 50 to 60 per cent works just about fine for me.

MIUI 10

The Redmi Note 6 Pro is the first Xiaomi phone in India to come with MIUI 10-based on Android Oreo out-of-the-box. This is a good news for the Mi Fans. The MIUI 10 brings a range of new features like navigation gestures, new recent menu tabs, picture-in-picture mode, Android P-like volume slider, and notification shade, AI features, among other things to the Redmi phone. The navigation gestures, a feature that is mostly seen on more expensive phones, work fine, but they aren't as smooth and easy to use as on an ultra premium phone like the OnePlus 6T or an iPhone X. Not that you should expect such performance from a phone like the Note 6 Pro that is expected to cost under Rs 20,000.

Improved battery life

Although the battery inside the Redmi Note 6 Pro is the same that dues duty in the Redmi Note 5 Pro, Xiaomi seems to have improved its performance. The upcoming Redmi phone packs a 4000mAh battery and comes with Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 support. The battery of the Redmi Note 6 Pro can go on easily for about one day on a single charge, but if you aren't a social media addict or a movie buff who watches a lot of videos on the phone, the Redmi phone could easily go on for about one and a half days.

Price

Xiaomi is yet to reveal the official India price of the Redmi Note 6 Pro, but going by the company's track record, we expect the phone to be priced around Rs 16,000 or Rs 17000. The Note 5 Pro was launched in India with a starting price of Rs 14,999, but now, after the recent price drop, the phone is available for Rs 13,999. In India, we expect the price of the Redmi Note 6 Pro to be between Rs 15,000 to Rs 17,000 for the base model. Unlike in other markets, in India, the Redmi Note 6 Pro will be available in two variants -- the base model with 4GB RAM/64GB storage, while the second model, which will be more expensive, packs 6GB RAM and 64GB storage.