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A short pictorial review of largest smartphone in Xiaomi's portfolio, the Redmi Note
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Xiaomi Redmi Note
Review in pictures
The #1 gadget research website in India
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Standard plasticky build…
The Redmi Note is the largest smartphone offering in Xiaomi’s stable
Usual rectangular design with plastic as building material
Dual-tone finish of black in the front and white at the back is a nice touch
The Android navigation buttons are backlit and their red colour makes
them unique
There’s considerable length of bezel around the display
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… that could’ve been better
The device weighs 199g, making it quite heavy
Moreover, because of plastic build, it feels chunky
The phablet is also quite thick, with its frame measuring 9.4mm
The glossy back panel is a fingerprint magnet and also makes it slippery
Prying the back cover open exposes the removable battery, two SIM slots
and a microSD card slot
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A large pitch to play
The Redmi Note’s pull factor is its display, which measures 5.5-
inches
The large display makes the device ideal for consuming multimedia
content as well as web browsing and reading eBooks
Though the resolution is 720p, the display offers good viewing
angles and vivid colours
Sadly, there’s no protective layer on top of its display
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An all-rounder in software…
Runs the dated
Android 4.2 JellyBean
The customised MIUI
v5 skin is on top, which
offers similar features
to its siblings
The interface is
completely altered,
right from lock screen to
home screen as well as
icons
Even the default apps
don a different look
The Security suite
offering granular control
of the device’s various
aspects, deserves a
special mention
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… that offers numerous customisation options
The interface puts
complete control in
the hand of the user
You can change the
different long-press
commands for each
of the navigation
buttons
Lock screen actions
performed by these
buttons can also be
configured
The colour of the
notification light
can also be changed
for different types of
notifications
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Superb camera credentials…
Boasts a 13-megapixel primary sensor with f/2.2 aperture, supported by an LED flashMIUI’s custom camera app has a number of features and modes on offerThe app also comes with a number of live filtersFor selfies, the smartphone comes with a 5MP cameraThe rear shooter can record videos in 1080p resolution.The front snapper is able to shoot videos at 720p resolution
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… that result in a good imaging experience
Quality-wise, the images display ample detail and reproduce good colours.However, once you start zooming in, they start losing their sharpness and there’s also colour spill over.HDR mode works well to brighten up the scene.Night shots are about average with subjects being captured well, but plenty of noise present.The front shooter is quite good for taking selfies or making video calls.
Close up
Long shot
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A compelling powerplay
Powered by a MediaTek MT6592 SoC offering eight Cortex-A7 cores
clocked at 1.7GHz and a Mali-450MP4 GPU
The chipset is supported by 2GB RAM.
Delivers smooth performance in all tasks.
It played processor-intensive games like Asphalt Overdrive and Riptide
GP2 without breaking a sweat, although it heats up quickly.
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Eight gigs of storage with room for expansion
Gets 8GB of onboard
storage.
Users will be able to
access about 5.6GB*
for installing apps or
saving personal
content.
It can be extended
further by making use
of a microSD card of
up to 32GB.
The smartphone also
supports flash drives
with the USB OTG
capability.
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*We’re using the Chinese version, the available storage can change based on the preloaded content in the Indian device
Plays the long innings
Powered by a
removable 3,200mAh
battery
Lasts more than an
entire working day even
with heavy usage
With light usage, you
can expect it to give
you more than a day
and a half worth’s
backup
There are a number of
options to extend the
battery life further
You can also restrict the
CPU speed in case you
aren’t performing
processing-intensive
tasks
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At a glance…
5.5-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels, 267ppi 1.7GHz octa-core processor 2GB RAM 8GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB 13-megapixel primary camera with LED flash, 5MP secondary camera Dual-SIM compatibility (3G support on primary SIM slot only) Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS 3,100mAh battery Android 4.2 JellyBean with MIUI v5
Pros and cons
Large screen MIUI is customisableDecent camera Powerhouse internals Good battery life
Chunky build quality No protective layer on top of displayOlder build of Android
Pricing & verdict
Price: Rs 9,999(Expected)
“The Redmi Note is yet to land in India, but if our experience with it is anything to go by, it looks like that the device will score a hat-trick for Xiaomi in the country. Sure, its build quality could have been better, and there’s a notable competition in the form of Micromax Canvas Nitro and ASUS Zenfone 5. But, if you’re looking for a phablet with the promise of good performance and imaging capabilities, the Redmi Note is a no brainer. A solid battery life and intuitive MIUI are an added bonus.”