Last updated on January 8, 2017
Who doesn’t recognize Xioami these days? World’s 4th largest Chinese smartphone manufacturer is best known for the budget smartphones offering best in class features. A few years ago, the company released its first official smartphone Mi3 and gained popularity. With the first official launch, these company shook the roots of the smartphone market. It put a bullet in the Android market by providing out of the box customization. Few users remember devices by this company as heaters, but a large mass of crowd believes it is the best company providing infinite possibilities to the world of customizations. Xiaomi has tried to raise the bar by providing the best features in their smartphones at the lowest possible prices.
With the launch of Xiaomi devices, other companies were forced to drop their prices, which had inflated in the name of features. There are many other companies manufacturing budget smartphones to compete with Xiaomi devices, but none can beat the specifications offered by Chinese smartphone giant. Xiaomi devices arrive with MiUI skin on top of Android, which looks pretty cool as compared to other UIs. Until now Xiaomi has ruled the market of budget smartphones.
General Information
Redmi 4 is expected to be released on January 20th, 2017 in India. It is a dual sim smartphone which can house a nano sim and a micro sim together. This device will arrive with Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) out of the box,but there are no confirm reports whether the device will receive Android 7.0 (Nougat) update. Both the Sims in this smartphone support 2G, 3G and 4G connectivity with Indian bands. Moreover, Xiaomi is providing fingerprint sensor as an extra security layer with thefast charging facility.
Design
The dimensions of this smartphone are 141.3(H)x69.6(W)x 8.9(T)mm. It means this is a smartphone with 5-inch screen size. The device weighs around 150 gms, which is not much. This device will come handy to the people who spend more time on calling. The casing and back cover of this smartphone is made from metal. It arrives in three colour variants- Gold, Gray, and Silver.
Display
The screen size is 5 inches as mentioned earlier. Resolution of the screen is HD (720×1280 pixels). Pixel density is 294 ppi which provide sharp images. The display is IPS LCD type but is yet not confirmed whether the display is protected by Gorilla or Asahi Glass. The display is 10 pointsmulti-touch with capacitive touch enabled. Screen to body ratio of this device is 69.92℅.
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 is at the heart of this device. It is an octa-core processor with two quad cores one being Cortex A53 clocked at 1.4GHz and the other being Cortex A53 clocked at 1.1GHz.The processor is built with 64-bit architecture which is speedier than 32-bit architecture. The data is manipulated at the rate of 64bits per second providing the user with a fast-operating experience. Graphics performance is handled by Adreno 505, which can handle high-quality games with ease and without heating. This smartphone comes along with 2GB RAM for better multitasking.
Storage
Internal memory on this device is 16GB out of which user is expected to have 12GB memory while the rest is consumed by the system. The storage is expandable to 128 GB, with the budget price there are fewer chances that this device may support USB-OTG. With the current memory availability, photography lovers might be happy because for the sole purpose of photography it is enough.
Camera
There are two cameras available on this device front camera is 5MP, and the rear camera is 13MP. The rear camera can capture images in 4K with dual LED flash light. Perfect low light photography can be done with this device’s rear camera. There are two modes for capturing images- one is continuous mode and other High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode. In the settings panel, one can find anoption for ISO control and exposure compensation. Other camera features are thedigital zoom, autofocus, digital imagestabilization and face detection. Video recording on this device is done at 30fps for full HD resolution and 120fps for HD resolution. The front camera is 5MP, and there is no flash available with it. The aperture of the front camera is f2.2.
Battery
This device is powered by a 4100 mAh Li-polymer battery. With the quick charge facility, one can charge the phone upto 50% in 30 mins or less. There is no need to charge this device for a day or two after it gets full charged. The battery is non-removable.
Connectivity
There are two sim slots one can house a nanosim, and othercan house a micro sim. Networks supported are 2G, 3G, and 4G (all Indian bands). With the launch of LTE, network users tend to buy a perfect LTE smartphone in their budget. Moreover, the device supports Wi-Fi connectivity and can act as a hotspot when required. For faster transfer rates the device arrive with Bluetooth v4.1. Better navigation facilities are provided by A-GPS and GLONASS technology of navigation.The device can transfer files to a computer with a microUSBport; the same port can be used for charging the device.
Verdict
With Xiaomi Redmi 4 price in India being pegged at 6.5k, this device will surely be a worth buy. One can get Xiaomi customization at low cost with the best performance. If you want to know more about this device and its availability, visit 91mobiles.com.
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