Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 128GB (GSM) (International) (Open Box)

Wow! I am really very pleased with this purchase! Well, this is the trifecta of Chinese smartphone ownership (in reality they're all built in China, so there's that. Looking at you Apple, Samsung....) after having purchased Huawei, ZTE and now Xiaomi. I would've avoided the first two had I known, or more precisely, had I not been such a snob thinking the lower-price Xiaomi was beneath my time and interest. Yes, I admit it, but no more am I going for the higher-priced flagship model smartphones. This phone had everything I wanted as far as: expandable Micro Card capability; 128GB Storage; at least 6GB Ram, loud and clear speaker ( yes, just one and you won't need another); Large 5025 MAh battery; crisp and clear call quality (better than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and the ZTE AXON 10 Pro); and the camera is a joy to use being the cherry on the top of the cake, as it were. If my family were in the market for a new phone, I'd buy two more. Alas, they're content with their Android devices and won't pooh-pooh their choice, I'm just never satisfied until this phone I readily admit. I went for the flagship mentality nonsense and learned my lesson. Xiaomi Readmi Note 9 Pro is a high quality phone full stop! One doesn't have to spend $500 and [definitely not] above $1000, to get quality. Well, not unless you just want to spend a large some of money for other reasons. Oh and for the doubters, I have the money to spend on flagships but just don't see a need to do so when quality is smack-dab in the middle range. This is a great phone for those who want this type product. It is what it is.