Xiaomi Redmi Note review

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.”