Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has launched a low-cost TD-LTE smartphone Redmi 2, the successor of Redmi 1S. The smartphone will go on sale on January 15 in China and cost 699 yuan (approximately $110).
While Redmi 2 shares a few features with its predecessor, it has a few upgrades apart from the 4G-capability. The new model is powered by the 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, while Redmi 1S comes with the 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 chipset.
The front camera gets a resolution bump, from 1.6MP in Redmi 1S to 2MP in Redmi 2. The battery is also slightly beefier at 2,200mAh in the new smartphone, up from 2,000mAh of Redmi 1S. Xiaomi's Redmi 2 smartphone also supports QuickCharge 1.0 technology for faster battery charging.
Xiaomi will be preloading the Android 4.4-based MIUI 6.0 software with Redmi 2, while the Redmi 1S runs on the Android 4.3-based MIUI 5.0 custom skin. The new model is thinner (9.2mm) and lighter (134gram) than its predecessor (9.9mm and 158gram).
The remaining features of Redmi 2 are same as that of its older sibling, including the 5-inch HD screen with DragonTrail glass, 8GB internal storage, 32GB microSD card, 1GB RAM and connectivity options.
Xiaomi Redmi Note:Xiaomis new samurai:
Xiaomi is going to surprise the mobile market with its next contender with bigger dimensions and hence being phablet. Redmi note is the full featured Smartphone which is going to knock Indian market till this year end. Another launch being of mi4 is also been scheduled till year end.
Sooner or later Xiaomi is going to be the top brands in India. With such smart looking and power contained phones, Xiaomi has put a challenge for other Smartphone manufactures.
Xiaomi has also set up 35 service centers across India, including two exclusive Mi service centers in Delhi and Bangalore, to ensure after-sale services for its customers. "We want to expand service centers to six. They will be in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Gurgaon."-Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi's India head of operations, told IANS in an interview.
Currently Xiaomi's products are comparable to those already being in market at price range 15000- 26000 and Xiaomi gives the same specs or better in lesser price and in Indian market where price is the prime issue for buyers, Xiaomi seems to have a bright future.
So lets quickly do a inside out check-up of Redmi Note and see what it is capable of:
Phone:
Xiaomi Redmi Note
Screen size & Display
5.5 Inch IPS LCD, capacitive touch screen
1280 x 720 pixels Resolution (312 ppi pixel density).
Processor
Octa-core 1.4/1.7 GHz Cortex-A7 (Mali 450 MP4 GPU)
OS
MIUI V5
Memory
RAM: 2GB
Internal:8GB
External: up to 32GB Micro SD Card
Camera:
Rear Camera: 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels, autofocus, LED flash(1080p@30fps)
Front Camera: 5MP(720p@30fps)
Battery:
Standby time: About 2~3 days
Non-removable 3100mAh lithium-ion battery
Thickness:
9.45mm(~0.37 inch)
Connectivity:
Dual Sim: yes
2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 900 / 2100MHz
Bluetooth:BT3.0HS+BT4.0
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
So these specs give us a solid reason to buy this smartphone and by comparing it with other devices in same price range it is way of better.
Its expected price is shown as 14,000 Rs but I think its going to be more or less around 10,000Rs. Because when we compare it with mi3, note losses the battle. Now Xiaomi itself has increased our expectations by presenting mi3 and redmi.
Mi3 was a huge success and so was redmi . Xiaomi Note is an intermidiate version of these both. Comparing with mi3, Note lacks in processing power but with Octa core processor it enhances the parallelism. Note lacks NFC, its display has disappointed us.
Why To Buy:
Redmi Note is worth to buy if it launches in India with a price of 10,000Rs and if you dont want to pay more than that. Paying 3000Rs more and buying Mi3 is a wise choice.
Note comes with a bigger 5.5 inch screen and if "bigger is better" stands right to you then you can go for note.
Why Not to buy:
It's obvious that there are a very little specs where note stands above of mi3 and upcoming mi4. I personally don't like big display Smartphone because they create trouble in handling and I like the phone which sits perfectly in my palm and pocket.
Cpu power of note is lesser in note however being octa-core also it doesn't give you a Snapdragon processor but mediatek.
So lets hope that upcoming Xiaomi phones shine in this year end and Diwali. Xiaomi mi4 is going to be launched within some weeks in India and I will give the specs and in and out review on the same as soon as possible.
