Wesy around one year back (october 2018) I was also skeptical and doubtful regarding Redmi/Xiaomi. I thought it would be fragile and substandard chinese product and will not be reliable. But someone from this forum @k-four-nine suggested me Redmi Note 5 when I was looking for a phone for my sister and I didn’t even considered it as an option. Upon being recommended, I checked its specs and found it to be the best one offering value for money. Went to the market, bought the phone (on discounted price i.e. 29k while list price was 31k) and sister is enjoying it since then. It has an excellent battery timing, decent camera, does not lag/heatup like Samsungs and offers great value for money.
After having this pleasant experience with Xiaomi I suggested the Note 7 to my father when he was looking for a phone around 3-4 months back. He was having reservations about it being a chinese brand and new entrant etc etc. But then I somehow convinced him and he bought it (4gb/128gb variant) which was at that time priced @ 40k aswell but he got it at discount for 38,750/- (including the gift hamper since it was one of the initial batches). He is fully satisfied and a happy user. Now whenever I ask him which is gonna be your next phone? He abruptly replies “Redmi 8 or 9”
So I would recommend you to try some display unit of Note 7 and then make a decision. You will not be disappointed.