Gadgets & Gizmos – June 2019

Samsung. By default, the camera

is tuned to capture images at 12MP

resolution and uses pixel binning

(4-in-1 Super Pixel) for capturing

more details.

Be it 12MP or 48MP resolution,

I was able to use the AI camera,

which identified the subjects and

captured some good results. But

with the AI mode, at times the

colours looked artificial. Using the

dual camera module at the rear

(48MP + 5M), the camera captured

some stunning portrait (depth)

shots. Low-light photography, even

in the night mode, looked good on

the display but lacked detail and

clarity. The 13MP front camera

does a good job with selfies. Even

with the single camera at the

front, the AI mode successfully

identifies the subject and blurs the

background.

Performance: Running Mi UI 11,

Note 7S is powered by Snapdragon

660 SoC. The device is available

in two capacities - 3GB RAM with

32GB onboard storage and 4GB

RAM with 64GB onboard storage

(my review unit was the latter). Of

the 64GB internal storage, close

to 50GB was user accessible. The

device managed to handle image,

multiple social media apps, emails

and web browsing with ease. It

even handled basic games with

ease but started to heat up after

half an hour of gaming.

Battery: The 4000 mAh battery

lasted me close to a day on exten-

sive use including camera, browser,

calling and emails. It also supports

Quick charge 4.0 for fast charging.

Verdict: A great design, good

camera, impressive performance

and lasting battery backup makes

the Redmi Note 7S the best in its

price category.

@nidhisingal

4000 MAH

BATTERY

contrast or even to the constant
one with the standard settings. But
the auto-brightness was a little
erratic as it kept on increasing and
decreasing the brightness under
the same light source. The touch
response was good.

Customisations: The notch has
been turned on by default, which
you can hide from the 'full-screen
display' option. The navigation but-
tons can be swapped with the full-
screen gesture. Swipe up takes one

to the home screen, swipe up and

hold displays the running apps and

swiping in from the sides replicates

the back action.

Camera: The biggest highlight

here is the 48 MP camera sensor.

And the Redmi Note 7S happens to

be the most affordable phone with

a 48MP camera sensor in the mar-

ket at the moment. However, it is

not the same Sony IMX586 sensor

as on Redmi Note 7 Pro. Instead,

Xiaomi has used the GM1 sensor by