WWW.T3INDIA.COM APRIL 2019 T3 Tomorrow ’s Technology Today 69Tested
hebestsellingRedmiNoteseriesisknownforits
affordablepricetagandbestpossiblehardware.While
Xiaomitookaniterativeapproachwithlastyear’s Redmi
Note6 series,thenewRedmiNote7 duohasundergone
a completetransformationintermsoflooksandhardware.
Themetalisnowreplacedwiththe 2.5Dgradientreflectiveglassthat
makesthe phonealittle slipperybutgivesit the much-neededstyle
boost.TheglassonthefrontandbackfeaturesCorning’s Gorilla
Glass5 forimprovedreliabilityandcomesinthreecolouroptions-
black,blueandred.
Thefrontsportsthe6.3-inchdisplaywitha “dotnotch”that
housesthefront-facingcamerawhereasthebackhasthefingerprint
sensorandtheprotrudingdualcamerasensor.Xiaomistillkeepsan
IR blasteronthetopwitha 3.5mmheadphonejackanda USBType-C
portatthebottom.
Overall, the RedmiNote7 Pro’s overhaullooksgreatandinfact,is
oneofthebest-lookingXiaomiphonesinrecenttimes.
TheRedmiNote7 Pro’sscreenlooksgreat,thankstotheFullHD+
(2340x1080)resolutionsupportwitha 1500:1contrastratio.There are
sunlight, night andreadingmodesandadjustable colour
temperature.
UnderthehoodisQualcomm’slatestSnapdragon 675 octa-core
chipcoupledwithupto6GBofRAM.Our4GBreviewunithandled
MIUI 10 ’sfluidanimationswithnofussanddemandinggameslike
PUBGMobile.SpeakingofMIUI,thereareinstanceswhereads show
up(appscanner)butcanbeeasilydealtwith.
Batterylifehasneverbeenanissuefora RedmiNotephoneand
RedmiNote7 Proisnodifferent.The4000mAhbatterylastsformore
thanadaywithagoodamountofwebsurfing,video,music,anda
bit ofgaming.ThephonesupportsQuickCharge4.0butXiaomi
bundlesa 10Wchargerinside the retailpack.
Thecamerahasgota significantboost,whichnowcomeswitha
4 8MPSonysensoratthebackwith5MPactingasa secondarysensor.
Bydefault, the phonetakes12MPshotswiththefull48MPoption
limitedtothe Promode.Thecameratakessomeimpressiveshots
withgreatdetailanddynamicrange.Low-light photographyhas
beenimprovedaswell. Onthe videofront,thephonecancapture4K
videosat 30 fps.
RedmiNoteseriesisknowntogivethebestbangforitsbuckand
the RedmiNote7 Prodoesexactly that.It’s a phonethat’s notonly is
alookerbutofferssomeseriousprocessingandcameraperformance
youdon’t see inaphone inthispricebracket.The newRedmiNotephonebumps
upthe camera and performance
BUDGET KING
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PRICE`13,999(4GB+64GB),` 1 6,999(6GB+128GB)URL
mi.com/inDIMENSIONS159.21x75.21x 8 .1mmWEIGHT 186 g
DISPLAYY6.3-inchFullHD+(2340x1080)CPUQualcomm
Snapdragon 675 RAM4GB/6GBINTERNALSTORAGE
64GB/128GBCAMERA48MP+5MP(rear), 13MP(front)
DUAL SIMYe sOSMIUI 10BATTERYY4000mAhVERDICT
WE’REIMPRESSEDDesign,overallperformance
WE’DIMPROVESoftware
THELASTWORDXiaomihasrepeatedlyprovedwhy
theRedmiNoteseriesisthekingofaffordablephones.
The RedmiNote 7 Proisa no-brainerifyou’re looking
foraphone around` 15 , 000.WORDS KUNALGANGAR
DUALSIMYe sOSMIUI 10 BATTERY4000mAh