Xiaomi redmi note 4
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The Redmi note 4 is not perfect, but it is a well-rounded package that one wouldn’t hesitate to lớn recommend to lớn anyone looking for a budget or mid-range smartphone. Packed in a neat chassis, the điện thoại thông minh performs great and is a compelling value-for-money smartphone.
The xiaomi juggernaut now includes fitness bands, earphones, air purifiers, và more, but of course smartphones are its real stars. The company had a great năm 2016 in India selling over 3.6 million units of the Redmi note 3, & crossing $1 billion in revenue in the country for the first time.
Now, it is time for the successor of that bestselling device. The Chinese OEM would lượt thích to continue the momentum with the Redmi chú ý 4, the company’s first launch of the year in India. The affordable điện thoại cảm ứng market in India is very crowded, and Xiaomi wants to lớn ward off multiple threats based on pricing or the specifications sheet by offering three variants of the Redmi lưu ý 4 with different memory configurations.
For this review, I took the top variant of the Redmi cảnh báo 4, the one with 4GB of RAM và 64GB of internal storage, for a spin. While the Chinese version of the Redmi chú ý 4 packs in a MediaTek SoC, this one – the India variant – has a Qualcomm chip.
Will the Redmi lưu ý 4 help xiaomi mi with its dream run in the Indian market or is it just another run-of-the-mill budget smartphone? Let’s find out in our detailed review!
Design
Unlike its predecessor, the Redmi note 4 sports an all-metal chassis. There’s a 2.5 chiều curved-edge glass up front with chamfered edges for better ergonomics. The device fits very well in the palm & one-handed usage isn’t an issue.
At the back, there are antenna lines running across the top & bottom which break up the thiết kế while improving signal reception. The speaker grilles are at the bottom this time around instead of being at the back, và although the device packs in a single speaker, there are two sets of grilles for the sake of symmetry.
At 8.3mm, the Redmi lưu ý 4 is slimmer than its predecessor, but a tad heavier. The additional heft though isn’t an issue and the weight is distributed quite well, so you really don’t feel any discomfort using it for an extended time. It feels sturdy, and I can’t put my finger to it, but it feels nicer, more solid than the Redmi cảnh báo 3.
The Redmi note 4’s thiết kế is anything but revolutionary và there are only subtle changes from its predecessor. Yet the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, & in the end, we have a nicely designed budget smartphone that feels great to lớn use.
Display
The Redmi cảnh báo 4 sports a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display – the 1080 x 1920 resolution translating to lớn a pixel density of 401ppi. It boasts of a 2.5d curved glass up front that feels good khổng lồ use.
The display is same as its predecessor, but it is definitely brighter than the one last time around, and hence the sunlight legibility has improved. The màu sắc accuracy is better too. For a budget device, the display is quite good, really. The text & images are razor sharp và the colors are quite vivid. The display is a tad reflective, although the viewing angles are great.
Xiaomi also offers a Reading Mode with a blue light filter that makes it easier khổng lồ read text at night.
There’s one thing though that I wished would have gone away with the latest iteration. There’s a black border running around the display. While it’s minimal, it is very apparent specially when the face of the điện thoại cảm ứng thông minh is white.
Performance
In the affordable smartphones category, xiaomi has always tried to lớn pack in a punch in terms of hardware, và the Redmi chú ý 4 is no different. Powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (MSM8953) processor clocked at 2GHz và an integrated Adreno 506 GPU, the Redmi lưu ý 4 comes in three RAM configurations – 2GB, 3GB, và 4GB – with 32GB or 64GB of internal storage.
The Redmi lưu ý 3 was powered by the Snapdragon 650 chipset, but the Redmi cảnh báo 4 is not really a downgrade as the naming convention indicates. Unlike the 28nm Snapdragon 650, the Snapdragon 625 is built on the 14nm architecture and offers better energy efficiency. It might not be the powerhouse as the 650 is, but the mid-range SoC chugs along nicely through everyday tasks.
It is able khổng lồ handle almost everything I threw at it. There is no lag switching between apps & while multi-tabbed browsing – granted I was on the đứng top end variant with 4GB of RAM, but I don’t think the 3GB variant would stutter by any means. A slight performance degradation is expected, but nothing that could be a showstopper. The 2GB variant though could be a tad rough for a nguồn user, but would be good enough for a casual user.
Multi-tasking on the Redmi chú ý 4 is a breeze, and it can handle graphic-intensive games without breaking a sweat. Essentially, the đứng đầu variant of the Redmi chú ý 4 can handle everything with aplomb & is arguably the best performing điện thoại in its category.
The xiaomi Redmi lưu ý 4 packs in a 4100mAh non-removable battery. The large capacity combined with software optimizations and the nguồn efficiency of Snapdragon 625 makes it a battery powerhouse. I was able khổng lồ squeeze in two days of battery life – one-and-a-half in case of heavy usage – và it lasted over 15 hours in my continuous clip playback test.
The battery life on the Redmi cảnh báo 4 is impressive, và it hurts that there is no support for quick charging – even more important in smartphones with large battery capacity.
Hardware
The Redmi cảnh báo 4 features a hybrid SIM tray, so you can either use two SIMs or one Nano-SIM & one microSD card. You might want khổng lồ keep this in consideration when making a choice between the 32GB và 64GB variant if you want khổng lồ use two SIM cards. The Redmi cảnh báo 3 supported microSD cards of up khổng lồ 32GB only which was a bummer. Thankfully, that’s taken care of now & you can put in those 128GB microSD cards as well.
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I’m slightly disappointed lớn find a microUSB port in a điện thoại released in 2017. I would’ve liked a Type-C port instead, although I’m sure not many people will have an issue with it. Also, just like its predecessor, the Redmi note 4 too gives NFC connectivity a miss.
The fingerprint scanner on the Redmi cảnh báo 4 is mounted on the rear just below the camera unit. It’s always on, so you can unlock your phone directly from sleep. While the accuracy of the fingerprint sensor is pretty good, it takes a while for the phone to lớn wake up và unlock. It’s not the fastest fingerprint scanner out there clearly. Also, on a few occasions the detection would fail if the finger is slightly wet.
Camera
The Redmi lưu ý 3 disappointed many in the camera department, and Xiaomi has focused on improving the camera on this year’s model. The 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 lens is a testament of that.
In well-lit conditions, it can take some great landscape shots. When shooting close-ups of objects or macro shots, the màu sắc reproduction is quite good và there are plenty of details. Sharpness is a mixed bag though. The camera focuses quickly, which is also great for taking some fine shots of moving subjects. If you’re shooting in HDR, you’ll manage lớn squeeze in more details, although it takes slightly longer khổng lồ shoot the photos.
In low-light though, xiaomi has still a lot khổng lồ do. If you put in some effort, you would manage to lớn get some decent shots, but once you zoom in, you’d find a lot of graininess.
The 5MP front camera sports a f/2.0 lens & most selfies in well-lit conditions come out well with good màu sắc accuracy & details. Indoors or in low-light though, it’s a hit-or-miss, which is pretty much the case with most smartphones in this price segment.
In terms of video recording, the rear camera can record videos at 1080p resolution and the quality is good enough. The đoạn clip recording on front camera is now downgraded to 720p compared khổng lồ 1080p on its predecessor and it fails to lớn impress in terms of details.
The camera tiện ích on the Redmi note 4 includes a variety of modes, including a manual mode that lets you tweak the ISO, white balance, và exposure settings, và a wealth of other options.
The Redmi chú ý 4 runs MIUI 8 based on android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The company is testing a Nougat preview of MIUI, và will be rolling it out in the coming months. MIUI 8 is one of the popular app android customizations, and although it’s quirky and can be frustrating lớn use at times, it packs in a lot of features & has its giới thiệu of fans.
And it has gone better. On Redmi cảnh báo 4, MIUI 8 is quite smooth & polished. With the internals it packs, the điện thoại thông minh just breezes with MIUI 8, and even the usual culprits like system animations are a user experience delight.
One of the highlights of the MIUI 8 is the focus on privacy with Dual Apps and Second Space. While the Dual Apps feature allows you to lớn create two instances of any app (so for example, you can use two WhatsApp accounts on the same phone), the Second Space feature allows users to lớn separate personal & business information on the same device.
While the MIUI 8 has an improved dialer app, it also boasts of a caller ID feature with information about the delivery staff of online stores and local on-demand services. The Messages ứng dụng bundles similar messages into folders so texts from banks, service providers, online stores, etc. Don’t clog up your inbox. These are very useful, & unique, features that xiaomi mi has specifically introduced for the Indian market.
MIUI 8 includes a one-handed mode, which is accessible with a left-to-right swipe gesture across the navigation keys. You can shrink the screen size down to lớn 4.0 inches, 4.5 inches, or 3.5 inches, making it more convenient to lớn use the phone one-handed. There’s also the Quick Ball feature that lets you access shortcuts with ease – first introduced with the large-sized mày Max phablet.
The Redmi note 4 has a bunch of preloaded apps, và they can’t be uninstalled in case you don’t need any of these. That’s double whammy, really.
Overall, the overall software experience on the Redmi chú ý 4 is great, and there are a bunch of useful features that you’d only appreciate once you start using it. I’m not a big tín đồ of MIUI’s aggressive memory management, but that apart, there are no complaints really if you warm up to lớn it.
Specifications
| Display | 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS LCD | 2.5d curved glass | 401ppi |
| Processor | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 | Eight Cortex A53 cores at 2.0GHz | 14nm |
| GPU | Adreno 506 | 650MHz |
| RAM | 2GB/3GB/4GB |
| Internal Storage | 32GB/32GB/64GB | expandable up lớn 128GB via microSD |
| Rear Camera | 13MP with LED flash | f/2.0 lens | PDAF | 1080p clip recording |
| Front Camera | 5MP | f/2.0 lens | 720p video recording |
| Battery | 4100mAh |
| Dimensions | 151 x 76 x 8.3mm |
| Weight | 175g |
After the massive success of Redmi note 3, the Redmi cảnh báo 4 had tough shoes to fill. Và looks like we’ve got another winner on our hands. The Redmi cảnh báo 4 is definitely the new benchmark for other budget smartphones launching in 2017 to lớn match up to. It’s not really an unknown territory for the Chinese company lớn find itself in.
The Redmi chú ý 4 is definitely the new benchmark for other budget smartphones launching in 2017 khổng lồ match up to.
The Redmi cảnh báo 4 is not perfect – the camera still misses the beat – but it is a well-rounded package that one wouldn’t hesitate to recommend – especially if one needs a big screen and long battery life. Packed in a neat chassis, the điện thoại thông minh performs great và is a compelling điện thoại cảm ứng thông minh that gets a direct entry into any best-of lists. Interestingly, there’s nothing revolutionary in the Redmi note 4, yet it’s a nice progression from the predecessor that fixes most of latter’s flaws và presents itself as a fantastic value-for-money device.
In India, the base model comes with 2GB of RAM & 32GB storage & retails for ₹9,999 ($145). Unless you’re a basic điện thoại user, you might want to skip it and go for the other variant with 3GB of RAM và 32GB storage that is available for ₹10,999 ($160). Of course, if you don’t mind spending more, picking up the top variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage for ₹12,999 ($190) is a no-brainer.
