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what's going on guys long hair from Android Authority and an ongoing trend that's been happening a lot lately is manufacturers releasing a better SPECT version of their current flagship and now xiaomi is taking part in that trend with the me note and essentially putting it on steroids this is the Xiaomi me note pro in a manner of speaking the me note Pro could be looked at as the bigger brother to the regular me note because of the ramped up specs but physically it's actually not any bigger in fact they're practically identical in pretty much every way from the display size to the overall size and shape the Mino Pro features the same metal and glass construction with 2.5 D glass on the front that gently curves along the edges and 3d glass on the back that features more pronounced curves along the left and right sides all that is held together by a metal frame with chamfered edges but to signify that this is the pro version of the phone the frame has been treated with a gold finish versus the silver finish on the regular mean note the ring around the camera and me logo on the back has also been treated with the same gold colour to match the design isn't overly flashy but it's a very beautiful looking phone and it feels great in the hand like most phones that feature a glass back panel it does tend to feel a bit slippery and is very prone to fingerprints but the chamfered edges along the metal frame certainly make the phone easier to grip just like the standard me note one-handed use ability is surprisingly not that bad with a 5.7 inch screen the Mino pro is still a large phone but Xiaomi has done an incredible job with keeping the device thin and shrinking down the side bezels so it's not quite as difficult to use in one hand as you might initially think although there still is a little bit of shuffling required to reach every corner of the display to help make the phone more manageable the power and volume keys are located on the right side where they can easily be reached with your thumb the power and volume keys are also made of metal and they're very tactile and easy to press so they feel every bit as good as the rest of the phone the remaining ports are in pretty typical locations with a 3.5 millimeter headset jack up top microUSB port and a single speaker at the bottom and these sim card slot is on the left side on the front our capacitive keys below the display and a multicolored LED notification light is up top next to the front-facing camera earpiece and other typical sensors as mentioned earlier the display still measures in at 5.7 inches which makes it great for consuming all sorts of media and playing games but the resolution has been bumped up to quad HD or 2560 by 1440 giving off a whopping 515 PPI the screen is extremely sharp you're not going to be able to notice any pixels on top of that colors are very rich and vibrant the screen exhibits a great amount of contrast with some very deep blacks for an LCD and viewing angles are really good Xiaomi also includes some color calibration settings built into the software to tweak the display more to your liking but the default out of the box settings are already good as is so I never felt a need to make any changes there's even a reading mode that makes the screen much easier on the eyes so you're not straining your eyes when looking at the screen for long periods of time the screen also does a great job of the tracking glare and it's very easy to see in broad daylight and a lot of that can be contributed to what Xiaomi calls a sunlight display which actually makes adjustments at the hardware level to each individual pixel for better real-time contrast and outdoor readability versus just ramping up the display brightness to compensate like most typical displays tend to do internally the Mino Pro is packing the latest Snapdragon 810 processor which has received quite a bit of flack since its inception but regardless it's still one of the most powerful chipsets currently available the Mino Pro is also one of the few phones on the market to be packin 4 gigabytes of RAM that's lpddr4 ram by the way which is almost 2 times faster than the older ddr3 RAM and much more power efficient phones are getting so fast nowadays that it's really hard to notice much of a difference from one phone to the next but the Amino pro can more than hold its own against the best of the competition in day-to-day usage the Mino pro is extremely fluid and responsive despite the fact that our review unit is still running beta software everything from navigating through the general UI applications and playing games has been a very pleasurable experience and of course with 4 gigabytes of ddr4 ram multitasking between light and heavier applications like games doesn't faze the me note Pro one bit the only thing I noticed was when playing games or watching videos the me note Pro does tend to run a little bit warm and you can definitely feel the heat dissipating through the metal frame and the back glass but I wouldn't say it ever gets to the point where it feels uncomfortable or it's completely unusable so it is something to be aware of I wouldn't necessarily say it's a huge concern other Hardware on me know Pro includes 64 gigabytes of internal storage and this is actually the only configuration that will be available for most people this would be more than enough storage but if you're looking to expand via microSD you don't have that option here as with any other modern-day smartphone LTE connectivity is available but since this phone is not designed for the US market or any market outside of China really I was limited to HSPA+ on t-mobile's network but it was still plenty fast for pretty much anything that I wanted to do speaker quality from the bottom mounted speaker is also quite good as it gets plenty loud for a single driver without sounding distorted but as with any other bottom firing speaker it can be very easy to muffle when holding the device in landscape and the sideways firing audio creates for a lopsided listening experience the me note pro retains the same 13 megapixel optically stabilized rear camera as the standard me note which isn't a bad thing by any means and Xiaomi is quite proud of the fact that they were able to keep the camera flush to the body despite the built-in OAS and the phone being less than seven millimeters thin the camera software is pretty simple swiping down or to the left will reveal a bunch of filters they can play around with to your heart's content and swiping the opposite direction is where you'll find your standard shooting modes like manual and panorama along with a few others like beautify and refocus for refocusing your shot after the fact you can tap on the viewfinder to change the point of focus just like any other smartphone but being able to adjust the exposure at the same time through the on-screen exposure dial is definitely one of the most intuitive aspects of Xiaomi's camera UI the camera software also allows for adjustments to be made to the exposure settings contrast saturation and sharpness for more granular controls over the image quality speaking of image quality is just as good as it was on the mean note which is really no surprise considering it's the same sensor and camera software the shutter speed is nice and quick so it's really easy to get a photo with tact sharp focus and the resulting images are vibrant rich in color with a great amount of contrast and dynamic range in both indoor and outdoor situations the camera is also capable of taking some rather impressive macro shots with a very clear subject to focus in the foreground and a nice and clean bokeh effect in the background Auto HDR is also available on this camera to help take out the guesswork on when to use HDR and the HDR processing itself does a great job of bringing out some extra details in the shadows while adding a nice level of boost in saturation without appearing unnatural where this camera struggles the most is in low-light and nighttime photography the increase in digital noise is to be expected but there's just a lot of noise reduction going on that results in some softer details and highlights tend to get blown out like street lights and lampposts for example the camera also tends to hunt for focus more often than I'd like and many of the images will have some noticeable artifacting overall though this is really not a bad camera to have in your pocket with the front camera Xiaomi chose to not go with a higher megapixel count and instead took HTC's approach by going with a lower resolution four megapixel sensor with a larger pixel size of two microns this allows for more light to enter the camera and better quality images so if selfies are your thing then the front camera is not going to disappoint 4k video recording is also possible with the amino Pro and the OAS does a great job of keeping the footage stable when you're walking or moving around and the continuous autofocus is very quick to focus when moving between close and faraway subjects and menu control over focusing is also available just by tapping on the viewfinder another aspect of the me note that transitioned over to the Mino pro is the battery capacity so it's the same 3000 milliamp hour battery but with the increase in specs like the quad HD display the Snapdragon 810 and the four gigabytes of RAM without an increase in the battery to compensate for those specs battery life leaves a lot to be desired and you can get through a full day if you stay away from heavy things like gaming or watching a lot of videos but if you like to watch a lot of videos or play a lot of games on your phone like I do you'll find yourself connected to a charger pretty frequently midway through the day now keep in mind that this phone isn't optimized for networks outside of China so that may have some impact on the battery life but on the bright side the phone does support quick charge 2.0 which will allow you to get up to 70% charge in just one hour without digging into the software details it might be hard to tell at first glance that the mean note Pro is running Android 5.0 lollipop and a lot of that has to do with Xiaomi me UI interface me UI doesn't adopt much of the material design aesthetics from lollipop if any to be honest and it's a lot like the interfaces you get from other Chinese OEMs with colorful squared icons and the lack of an app drawer and this particular software built on the Amino pro there's actually very little pre-installed bloatware to be had which was great to see and even though me UI changes much of Google's vision of Android it adds more to the experience than it takes away for first-time me y users this will be a very different experience but shall be skin isn't overbearing in any way and brings about a handful of useful features HiFi a do is still available in the settings for better quality audio when listening to headphones and a one-handed mode that lets you shrink the screen from anywhere between 3.5 to 4.5 inches just by swiping outwards on the home button in either direction me UI also offers one of the most robust steam engines available on any Android skin there's hundreds of various different themes to choose from so you're bound to find at least a few that suits your taste and these themes alter pretty much every part of the OS from the system UI lock screen icons wallpapers and even the default applications like the dialer and messaging apps as great of a phone as the me Note pro maybe the unfortunate part is its price and availability the phone is currently only available in China $29.99 RMB which is roughly 480 US dollars but if you're in the US or any other part of the world you'll most likely be looking at a hefty premium to import the device and without a wider range of LTE support other flagship devices like the g4 and s6 will be a more viable option that can offer a more than comparable experience xiaomi says that the me note pro is the best smartphone in the world to date and while that statement can certainly be subjective the extremely impressive hardware both inside and out and great user experience makes it tough to argue otherwise it's just a shame that more people won't be able to get their hands on it as always guys thanks so much for watching this video if you did enjoy it please give it a thumbs up down below and also subscribe to the channel which is also down below if you haven't already and if you want to see more make sure to check out the links on the side and also check the website as well for more in-depth coverage Android's lordy calm because we are your source for all things Android