After a super successful 2016 in India, Xiaomi is welcoming 2017 with the launch of highly-anticipated Redmi Note 4 in the country. It is the successor to the widely popular Redmi Note 3 and gets a minor but significant hardware upgrade and an improved design, sporting a brushed metal body with chamfered edges at the back and 2.5D curved glass on the front, giving it a premium look.
The Redmi Note 4 will be available in three variants — 2GB RAM/32GB storage priced at Rs. 9,999, 3GB RAM/32GB storage priced at Rs. 10,999, and 4GB RAM/64GB storage priced at Rs. 12,999.
It retains the same 5.5-inch Full HD display, as the Redmi Note 3, but gets more horsepower with octa-core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor, instead of hexa-core Snapdragon 650 28nm chip found on Redmi Note 3.
For photography, there's 13MP f/2.0 rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and PDAF. For selfies and video calling there's 5MP front facing camera.
It runs Android Marshmallow based MIUI 8, and supports expandable storage, dual-SIMs (via hybrid SIM slots), 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS. There's also a fingerprint scanner at the back.
The device is backed by 4100mAh battery, which will offer 25 percent more batter life compared to Redmi Note 3 according to Xiaomi.
Xiaomi will sell the Redmi Note 4 exclusively on Flipkart and Mi.com starting January 23 in Gold and Grey hues. There’s also a new matte black colour option that will be available in February.
Xiaomi has announced the successor of the hugely popular Redmi Note 3 dubbed Redmi Note 4 in China. Similar to its predecessor, the Redmi Note 4 sports metal unibody design but now it has chamfered edges and 2.5D glass on the front. The phone is also slimmer than Redmi Note 3 at 8.35mm (vs 8.7mm), and lighter at 175g (vs 164g).
The Redmi Note 4 features 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display and is powered by 2.1GHz deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 processor backed by Mali T880 MP4 GPU. It will be offered in two variants – 2GB RAM/ 16GB storage and 3GB RAM/ 64GB storage. The storage is expandable via microSD card.
For photography, the Redmi Note 4 gets 13-megapixel unit at the back with PDAF, dual-tone LED flash and f/2.0 aperture, while on the front there's 5-megapixel 85-degree wide-angle shooter for capturing selfies.
Connectivity duties are handled by hybrid dual-SIM slots, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 and GPS + GLONASS. It runs Android Marshmallow based MIUI 8 and has a fingerprint scanner on the back. A beefy 4100mAh battery keeps the device running.
By comparison with Redmi Note 3, nothing much has changed with the Redmi Note 4 with the exception of processor and main camera. The Redmi Note 3 featured Helio X10 SoC (China)/Snapdragon 650 SoC (India), 32GB storage for top model and 16MP rear camera.
The 2GB RAM/ 16GB storage variant of Redmi Note 4 is priced at CNY 899 ($135 | Rs. 9,000), while the 3GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant is priced CNY 1199 ($180 | Rs. 12,000). The phone comes in Gold, Silver and Gray colors, and will be available in China starting from August 26 via Mi online store, China Mobile and other online retailers. There is no word on global availability, but we can expect the Redmi Note 4 to land in India in the near future, given the success of Redmi Note 3.
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