The Xiaomi, Beijing-based Chinese electronics company is successfully running with the strategy of launching smartphones with good specifications at low price tags. Xiaomi crossed the $1 billion revenue milestone in India last year. Now they have increased their revenue expectations and have launched a new product Redmi Note 4.
Redmi Note 4 has been launched in 3 variants with more memory/storage in august 1026 in China and on Thursday, 19 January in the Indian market. In China, The Xiaomi launched Redmi Note 4 in two variants but in the Indian market there is the third variant as well.
The Redmi Note 4 closely follows the design of Redmi Note 3 closely. The front panel of the Note 4 is very similar to that of its predecessor, with similar capacitive navigation buttons below the display and slim borders around it. Xiaomi created 2.5D curved-edge glass across the front panel, giving this phone a rich look. The all-metal phone feels sturdy, and compared to the Redmi Note 3, the rear panel on the Redmi Note 4 is less slippery.
The rear of the Redmi Note 4 is a bit different though, featuring design contours more reminiscent of the Xiaomi Mi 5 (Review). There are fine antenna bands running across the top and bottom. The rear camera, dual-tone LED flash and fingerprint scanner are set up much the same as on the Redmi Note 3. One of the few differences between the two is that this time around Xiaomi has shifted the speaker grilles from the rear to the bottom. The bottom also houses a Micro-USB port for charging and data transfers, while the top packs a 3.5mm audio jack and an infrared (IR) emitter. The power and volume buttons are placed on the right, and can easily be accessed with fingers.
Category | First Variant Features | 2nd Variant Features | 3rd Variant Features |
---|---|---|---|
Price | 9,999 | 10,999 | 12,999 |
Operating System | MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow | Same | Same |
Display | 5.5-inch 1080p (1920×1080) IPS LCD panel 2.5D curved glass 401ppi pixel density |
Same | Same |
SoC | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Eight Cortex A53 cores at 2.0GHz 14nm |
Same | Same |
GPU | Adreno 506 with Vulkan API, OpenCL 2.0, and OpenGL ES 3.1 650MHz |
Same | Same |
RAM | 2GB | 3GB | 4GB |
Storage | 32GB microSD slot up to 128GB |
32GB | 64GB |
Rear camera | 13MP with f/2.0 lens PDAF, LED flash 1080p video recording |
Same | Same |
Front shooter | 5MP with f/2.0 lens 7200 video recording |
Same | Same |
Connectivity | LTE with VoLTE Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, GLONASS Micro-USB, 3.5mm audio jack, IR blaster |
Same | Same |
Battery | 4100mAh battery Fast charging (5V/2A) |
Same | Same |
Fingerprint | Rear fingerprint sensor | Same | Same |
Dimensions | 151 x 76 x 8.3mm | Same | Same |
Weight | 175g | Same | Same |
Colors | Gold, Dark Grey, Matte Black | Same | Same |