I personally found the addition of a headphone port via poor quality one to be a significant drawback in an otherwise excellent device. The fully complete camera setup and the large 4000mAh power battery, however, more than made up for this shortcoming. For a phone starting at 300 euros, few devices will come close to matching the level of craftsmanship and attention to detail that the Me 9 has demonstrated.

I know many people are going to hate on me for my UI, and I'll admit that I've previously been harsh in my criticism of it. In the past, I've found it to be a horrible user interface, with too many bloat apps and no app drawer on the launcher. But, I'm happy to say that this time around, the Me 9 has made significant improvements. The UI is now more refined and polished, and I can see myself getting used to its aesthetic.

The software, however, is still where the Me 9 falls short. It's not perfect, and there are certainly areas for improvement. But, it's a solid effort, and one that helps to round out an otherwise excellent package. The combination of the Me 9's hardware and software has resulted in battery life that I've never experienced before on a phone at this price point. I've been using the Me 9 for six days now, and I've never finished a charge with less than 30% left. This is a truly impressive feat, especially considering the device's power-hungry system-on-chip.

I also want to talk about the camera performance of the Me 9. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it performed in this area. The three-camera setup on the back is excellent, with the main sensor being the flagship Sony IMX586 chip. While it may not be quite up to the standards of some of the more expensive flagships out there, it's still very good, and I found myself taking a lot of great photos with it. The wide-angle lens was my favorite, as always.

But what really blew me away was the camera performance in video mode. This is an area where many phones struggle, but the Me 9 excelled. I found myself enjoying every minute of using the camera app, and the results were consistently excellent. And, to top it all off, the pop-up selfie camera took some great shots too - even when the subject wasn't exactly enthusiastic.

Of course, no phone is perfect, and there are a few areas where the Me 9 falls short. The headphone port, for example, is just a poor quality unit that feels like an afterthought. And, the speaker is tiny and mono, which makes it sound awful. But, to be honest, these issues didn't bother me too much. Instead, I was too busy enjoying the rest of the phone's excellent performance, design, and software.

Speaking of design, the Me 9 is a true standout in this regard. The carbon fiber-looking shell is absolutely gorgeous, and it feels like you're holding a high-end device that's worth twice the price. And, when you turn it on, the feeling continues - everything from the screen to the buttons feels premium and well-made. It's a truly rare experience these days, but one that the Me 9 delivers in spades.

Overall, I have to say that the Me 9 is my top pick for phones at this price point. Its versatility, performance, software, and battery life all combine to make it an excellent choice for anyone looking for a great smartphone without breaking the bank. And, while it may not be perfect, its design and camera performance are among the best I've seen in this class.

In conclusion, if you're in the market for a new phone, do yourself a favor and check out the Me 9. It's a gem in a pool of pretty rubbish smartphones, and it's definitely worth considering. Thanks to everyone who watched, please like, comment, and subscribe - I'll see you in the next video!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis is the me ninety or the read me K twenty in India and it's my favorite mid-range smartphone of all time shall we took the me nine which was already kind of a sleeper car superfast under an otherwise dot body and decided to spread out its goodness in other areas that it was lacking in such as the physical design and the battery life but what makes this phone the best mid-range er and what I consider to be the best value for money smartphone on the market right now let's find out flagships are expensive and there's no doubt about that and budget flagships are fast and cheap but tend to lack in other areas namely the design build materials and the display the me ninety combats this stigma that fast cheap phones have to be ugly or have terrible cameras there isn't anything overly wrong with the me ninety now granted I do have the global version so that's not running any ads on the operating system and it does come with the Play Store I see why a lot of people hate on the Xiaomi ads but on the global version you should be fine especially in Europe but it seems to do everything right and at 300 euros that's no small feat take the display for example six point four inches full HD plus AMOLED no knotch it's a great panel that gets bright and it looks pleasing and makes the phone a real joy to use couple that with the executive looking carbon-fiber exterior and you're really onto a winner in my books these little red accents make the phone feel interesting and not like another boring slab of metal and glass the pop-up selfie camera is something that's becoming more common on cheaper smartphones and it just happens to be here on the me 90 slightly off-centre and with a cool red LED but just because that piece of tech is becoming ubiquitous doesn't mean it doesn't make the phone feel premium yeah sure Xiaomi left out a few things that might mean a lot to some people milspec and IP ratings are one two would be the Google Assistant button and for me three would be the IR blaster those last two things were found in the me 9 I personally found the addition of a headphone port via poor quality one the fully complete camera setup and the large 4000 million power battery to all make up for those shortcomings though for a phone starting at 300 euros very few devices will come in and looking and feeling this great now I know a lot of people are gonna hate on me UI and I'll admit in the past I've really ranked on it for it's a horrible toileting interface and to come with a lot of blow apps as well I mean even in the latest version there's no app drawer on the launcher even though me launcher comes with an app drawer but I digress me UI is a significant improvement this time around compared to previous iterations and it's made me rethink me why as a whole I happen to really like the interface and I could definitely get used to the aesthetic to get software this good this useful and this seemingly powerful in combination with such good hardware would typically set you back double what shalt me are asking at the 300 euro mark and the software does help out an awful lot towards great battery life I've been using the me 90 for six days now and I have never finished a date with less than 30 percent left in the tank the combination of me--why and the large battery is absolutely killer I have never used the phone this low of a price that does battery life this well and I don't think that's got much to do with the new system on chip either yes it consumes less power but you definitely wouldn't know that in fact I reckon that in a blind comparison between the 855 and the 730 no one would be able to see the difference between the two if they didn't let the specs already even in resource-hungry 3d games I play a good handful of these games on this thing over the review period including Minecraft Pocket Edition pub G mobile and asphalt night and I didn't have any hiccups this thing is just a beast despite what a spec sheet might suggest and don't even worry about standard stuff like browsing through social media or watching youtube videos because this thing's just going to handle everything you throw at it and yes that even includes taking photo and video this was an area in which I actually expect to hit the mean 90 to fail but if I'm honest it just got better the three different focal length cameras on the back did a fantastic job of capturing the moody scenery around me even if the weather itself wasn't quite up to the task the main sensor just happens to be the flagship Sony IMX five eight-six sensor and it did a fantastic job typically in cheaper phones the white and telephoto lenses tend to be worse but in this scenario they happen to be really really good okay not quite up to that IMX 5xx standards but still very very good and wide-angle lenses are like my favorite lenses ever so you're having this on a phone of this price is really awesome even in video mode the camera excels and I have to say again that was a massive surprise to me the pop-up selfie camera took some decent shots too even if the subject wasn't so enthusiastic and from the camera app to the results I mean I just enjoyed every single minute of using this phone's camera all right it's not all perfect as I alluded to earlier the headphone ports like a really low quality one and the speaker is just plain awful its bottom firing it's mono and it's so tiny it's ridiculous in fact the audio experience wasn't great I mean it was usable but it wasn't great but to be honest that didn't matter to me because the rest of the phone was just of that good for 300 to 350 euros this phone has to be my top pick I mean it's crazy I'd pick this over a lot of smart phones for its versatility it's great performance it's decent software these days and it's fantastic battery life this design is amazing and ok the included case is a little bit TOI Yi but the actual design of the phone itself especially with this carbon fiber looking shell is just absolutely gorgeous you feel like you're holding a phone that's worth a lot more money and the best bit is when you turn it on that feeling continues it's very rare these days that you get both of those together like software and hardware and a price of 300 euros that's going to give you a really good experience and this is a gem in a pool of pretty rubbish smartphones anyway with that it's probably time for me to go I want to thank you all so much for watching please do like comment and subscribe if you're new around here - never miss a video like this one and please do check out the full written post because I did that one this time as well anyway I've been Ryan Thomas with Android authority and we'll see you later please youthis is the me ninety or the read me K twenty in India and it's my favorite mid-range smartphone of all time shall we took the me nine which was already kind of a sleeper car superfast under an otherwise dot body and decided to spread out its goodness in other areas that it was lacking in such as the physical design and the battery life but what makes this phone the best mid-range er and what I consider to be the best value for money smartphone on the market right now let's find out flagships are expensive and there's no doubt about that and budget flagships are fast and cheap but tend to lack in other areas namely the design build materials and the display the me ninety combats this stigma that fast cheap phones have to be ugly or have terrible cameras there isn't anything overly wrong with the me ninety now granted I do have the global version so that's not running any ads on the operating system and it does come with the Play Store I see why a lot of people hate on the Xiaomi ads but on the global version you should be fine especially in Europe but it seems to do everything right and at 300 euros that's no small feat take the display for example six point four inches full HD plus AMOLED no knotch it's a great panel that gets bright and it looks pleasing and makes the phone a real joy to use couple that with the executive looking carbon-fiber exterior and you're really onto a winner in my books these little red accents make the phone feel interesting and not like another boring slab of metal and glass the pop-up selfie camera is something that's becoming more common on cheaper smartphones and it just happens to be here on the me 90 slightly off-centre and with a cool red LED but just because that piece of tech is becoming ubiquitous doesn't mean it doesn't make the phone feel premium yeah sure Xiaomi left out a few things that might mean a lot to some people milspec and IP ratings are one two would be the Google Assistant button and for me three would be the IR blaster those last two things were found in the me 9 I personally found the addition of a headphone port via poor quality one the fully complete camera setup and the large 4000 million power battery to all make up for those shortcomings though for a phone starting at 300 euros very few devices will come in and looking and feeling this great now I know a lot of people are gonna hate on me UI and I'll admit in the past I've really ranked on it for it's a horrible toileting interface and to come with a lot of blow apps as well I mean even in the latest version there's no app drawer on the launcher even though me launcher comes with an app drawer but I digress me UI is a significant improvement this time around compared to previous iterations and it's made me rethink me why as a whole I happen to really like the interface and I could definitely get used to the aesthetic to get software this good this useful and this seemingly powerful in combination with such good hardware would typically set you back double what shalt me are asking at the 300 euro mark and the software does help out an awful lot towards great battery life I've been using the me 90 for six days now and I have never finished a date with less than 30 percent left in the tank the combination of me--why and the large battery is absolutely killer I have never used the phone this low of a price that does battery life this well and I don't think that's got much to do with the new system on chip either yes it consumes less power but you definitely wouldn't know that in fact I reckon that in a blind comparison between the 855 and the 730 no one would be able to see the difference between the two if they didn't let the specs already even in resource-hungry 3d games I play a good handful of these games on this thing over the review period including Minecraft Pocket Edition pub G mobile and asphalt night and I didn't have any hiccups this thing is just a beast despite what a spec sheet might suggest and don't even worry about standard stuff like browsing through social media or watching youtube videos because this thing's just going to handle everything you throw at it and yes that even includes taking photo and video this was an area in which I actually expect to hit the mean 90 to fail but if I'm honest it just got better the three different focal length cameras on the back did a fantastic job of capturing the moody scenery around me even if the weather itself wasn't quite up to the task the main sensor just happens to be the flagship Sony IMX five eight-six sensor and it did a fantastic job typically in cheaper phones the white and telephoto lenses tend to be worse but in this scenario they happen to be really really good okay not quite up to that IMX 5xx standards but still very very good and wide-angle lenses are like my favorite lenses ever so you're having this on a phone of this price is really awesome even in video mode the camera excels and I have to say again that was a massive surprise to me the pop-up selfie camera took some decent shots too even if the subject wasn't so enthusiastic and from the camera app to the results I mean I just enjoyed every single minute of using this phone's camera all right it's not all perfect as I alluded to earlier the headphone ports like a really low quality one and the speaker is just plain awful its bottom firing it's mono and it's so tiny it's ridiculous in fact the audio experience wasn't great I mean it was usable but it wasn't great but to be honest that didn't matter to me because the rest of the phone was just of that good for 300 to 350 euros this phone has to be my top pick I mean it's crazy I'd pick this over a lot of smart phones for its versatility it's great performance it's decent software these days and it's fantastic battery life this design is amazing and ok the included case is a little bit TOI Yi but the actual design of the phone itself especially with this carbon fiber looking shell is just absolutely gorgeous you feel like you're holding a phone that's worth a lot more money and the best bit is when you turn it on that feeling continues it's very rare these days that you get both of those together like software and hardware and a price of 300 euros that's going to give you a really good experience and this is a gem in a pool of pretty rubbish smartphones anyway with that it's probably time for me to go I want to thank you all so much for watching please do like comment and subscribe if you're new around here - never miss a video like this one and please do check out the full written post because I did that one this time as well anyway I've been Ryan Thomas with Android authority and we'll see you later please you\n"