Xiaomi Redmi Note 4: A smartphone for major power users
Xiaomi has been shaking up the industry with high-end devices on a budget price, giving the common man the opportunity to experience premium smartphones for fraction of the costs. Presently, the Redmi Note 3 is the highest selling budget smartphone from Xiaomi, and now the Chinese tech giant has brought in its successor, the power-friendly Redmi Note 4.
It sports a 5.5-inch full HD IPS display panel with a scratch resistant tough 2.5D glass protection and that runs on a Snapdragon 625 SoC, highly known and tested for its efficiency in both performance and battery life. Clubbed with an Adreno 506 GPU and 4GB of RAM the Redmi Note 4 is a great Android smartphone as a daily driver. The Redmi Note 4 will be catered to the Indian consumers in three different RAM/storage variants — 2GB/32GB, 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB. The device features a 13MP primary camera with a wide f/2.0 aperture — Xiaomi claims that the Note 4 has been specially engineered on the camera front for better photography. The front camera also sports a wide f/2.0 aperture with a 5MP sensor. Powered by a huge 4100mAh battery and running off their MIUI operating system, the USP of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has the three main elements - the new camera, the efficient SD625 processor and the large 4100mAh battery.
On the performance front, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 will not disappoint you. We have been using this as a daily driver, primary handset for almost three weeks now and found almost zero flaws with regards to usage. The user interface is smooth and multi-tasking is a breeze - thanks to the snappy SD625 and 4GB RAM, one can keep numerous applications running in the background without any worries. The RN4 is great for those who travel a lot. The battery life on the device is definitely impressive and in the weeks that we have used it, we have never ran to the charger until late at night. As for gaming, the RN4 is good enough for almost all games out there. From casual to processor-heavy gaming, you are sure to be entertained.
On the photography front, Xiaomi has been working harder than before with the RN4’s camera performs as stated by the company. The images captured are above average and shows a good amount of details along with a balance of brightness, contrast and sharpness. Colours are well defined and are almost true-to-life when viewed on the screen on the PC. HDR mode does a pretty good job too and images in broad daylight are excellent, however, highly lit or bright areas in the background are completely washed out. Xiaomi needs to work a little more on a faster focus mechanism and improvise on the sharpness/details on the images. The Redmi Note 4 is definitely a worthy smartphone to keep as your daily driver and at the offer price the handset does place itself high in the most recommended smartphone list. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 2GB/ 32GB is priced at Rs 9,999, while the 4GB/32GB version will retail for Rs 10,999 and the 4GB/64GB version will cost you Rs 12,999. We would definitely advise opting for a 4GB/64GB version since it is the best choice if you are looking for a smartphone that will last you for another two years at least. The Note 4 will be available in gold, silver and black variants.