ROLL OUT REDMI CARPET
Honor to win Back in black
HONOR’S latest smartphone Magic6 Pro has earned five Golden Labels from the DXOMARK labs and is the first smartphone ever to do so.
XIAOMI’S budget brand offshoot Redmi is internationally renowned for making some of the absolute best value smartphones, although it is not a name too widely known in Ireland yet.
The Redmi Note 13 series is a range of phones that each cover a different price segment aimed at more budget-conscious consumers.
I’ve been testing the highestend model, Redmi Note 13 Pro+, which costs just €499 sim-free from Harvey Norman and Currys.
I’m not a fan of how much space the logo and text take up on the frosted glass covered rear of the device, but aside from that the matte-aluminium-framed unit looks and feels premium.
Redmi Note 13 Pro+ sports a dazzling bright and colourful curved 6.67in AMOLED screen with a superfast 120Hz refresh rate. The 1.5K resolution (2712 x 1200 pixels) and 1800 nits of peak brightness both score high marks for a phone at this price point. The screen comes with Gorilla Glass Victus protection.
You also get a 200MP camera manufactured by Samsung, which comes with a large 1/1.4in image sensor, an f/1.65 aperture and optical image stabilisation.
Lighting
minutes which is incredible.
The brain of the device is a midtier Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Ultra chip. This is like the chip running the Nothing Phone 2a that costs €100 less.
It’s perfectly fine for everyday use and even a bit of casual gaming.
The software experience includes incredibly fluid animations from MIUI 14 which is laid on top of Android 13 out of the box. The firm said it will roll out three Android OS updates.
Other features include a fast and reliable fingerprint sensor in the display, dual speakers with Dolby Atmos support, an IR blaster, NFC for contactless payments, Bluetooth 5.3, WiFi 6 and an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. Overall, a
MARSHALL has added a new Black and Steel finish to its award-winning Emberton II portable speaker which looks like a guitar amp and costs €179 at Currys. package of features that offers decent value.
■ 512GB/12GB costs from €99.99 on Tesco Mobile Billpay & €549.99 on Tesco Prepay or from free on Vodafone Billpay & €499.99 on Vodafone Prepay.