Xiaomi Redmi Note

Overview

Good Smartphone With Decent Configurations

By Natasha

Xiaomi is a Chinese electronics company which is headquartered in Beijing, China. It is one of the biggest electronics company that designs and develops cellular mobile phones. The company has launched the Redmi Note, a smartphone in July, 2014. The Xiaomi's Redmi Note comes in a pack with a charger, battery, head-set, USB cable, user manual and warranty card. Let's check out the detailed specifications of phone.

Design and Display

The Xiaomi Redmi Note looks compact and very elegant. Even though it supports a large display, the device is slim and easily fit into one's palm. It comes with a 5.5-inches IPS capacitive display of 1280x720 pixels resolution, beneath which are the three touch buttons for options, home and back. The touch of phone works smoothly and efficiently. The dimension figures include a height of 154mm, width of 78.7mm and thickness of 9.5mm along with a weight of 199grams.

Hardware and Software

The Redmi Note is powered by a Quad-core, 1.7 GHz processor accompanied by a MediaTek MT6592 chip-set and Mali-450 GPU which works really well. The device comes with 2 GB RAM and 8 GB internal memory which can be further expanded up to 32 GB with the help of a micro SD card. It runs on the Android version 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system. As in all Android smartphones, you can also edit the home screen of this phone.

Telephony and Messaging

The Xiaomi Redmi Note has dual SIM capabilities which works efficiently with 2G (GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz) and 3G (HSDPA 900/2100 MHz) network frequencies. The user can store a huge number of contacts to its phonebook memory. The device offers SMS, MMS, IM and email like services for messaging and emailing which are featured with predictive text input.

Camera

The smartphone supports dual cameras with 13 MP in the rear and 5 MP on the front. The camera features include the LED flash, auto-focus, Geo-tagging, face recognition, high dynamic range (HDR), Zero shutter lag, real-time filters, scene mode and white balance. The front-facing camera enables the users to take high resolution selfies along with video conferencing.

Multimedia

The music player gives clear sound whether you use a pair of headsets or a loudspeaker. The phone also has a stereo FM so that one can tune in to their favorite radio station and listen to songs anytime, anywhere. The built in HTML5 browser can be used to download all kinds of apps from the Android market or Play store. Videos and games looks exceptionally good and interesting.

Connectivity and Battery

The connectivity options include the GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, micro USB v2.0, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP and LE. It also has GPS and A-GPS capabilities for improved navigation facilities. The device is packed with a Lithium-Polymer 3200 mAh battery which gives a decent battery back up.

Shades and Price

The Xiaomi Redmi Note is available in a number of exciting shades. The approximate price of this smartphone is Rs.9,999 approx, may vary. Overall, it is a good phone with decent configurations.