HWM Singapore — May 2017

The Redmi Note 4’s China-only version

was powered by a deca-core MediaTek

Heli X20 chipset. This slightly updated

model with the Qualcomm Snapdragon

625 was released in January this year

for the Indian market, only arriving in

Singapore around mid-March.

Xiaomi retains much of the design of

the Redmi Note 3 in the Redmi Note 4

although there are subtle changes to give

a more premium look. You still get an

anodized aluminum chassis with tapered

edges and a bevelled frame, but the high

gloss CNCȴnish lends a classier look for

the Redmi Note 4.

The Redmi Note 4 is one of the few

Xiaomi devices to ship with MIUI 8, the

latest version of Xiaomi’s OS.

Some new features include Dual Apps,

which allows you to run the same app

in two di΍erent instances, useful if you

want to have two WhatsApp accounts via

its dual-SIM conȴguration for instance.

If you rely on the Redmi Note 4 for both

work and personal use, Second Space will

come in handy as it creates a secondary

proȴle on the device. MIUI 8’s calculator

app even does currency, temperature,

speed, area conversions and can work

out your mortgage loan payments too.

You get a rear 13-megapixel CMOS BSI

camera sensor with 1.12Ɖm pixels, 0.1s

ultra-fast PDAF, f/2.0 aperture and dual-

tone LEDȵash. It generally delivers great

images in normal lighting conditions.

There are plenty of details, but tend to

look soft at times.

Although the Redmi Note 4 has the

biggest battery capacity in this shootout

at 4,100mAh, it wasn’t the longest lasting.

Perhaps it is the use of an IPS screen,

which isn’t as power eɝcient as AMOLED

screens used by other phones, or

Xiaomi’s software optimizations itself.

However, at $259, the Redmi Note 4

delivers more bang for the buck than any

of its rivals, a niche that Xiaomi continues

to play in for its mainstream devices. As

usual, you do get what you pay for, but as

far as Xiaomi is concerned, you won’tȴnd

anything better at this price and that’s

something to think about.

XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 4

Delivers more bang

for the buck than its

rivals.

Biggest ba‚ery

capacity doesn’t give

it a long ba‚ery life.

AT A GLANCE

OPERATING SYSTEM

Android 6.0 OS with

MIUI 8. 2

DISPLAY

5 .5-inch / 1,920 x

1,080pixels / IPS

PROCESSOR

Qualcomm

Snapdragon 625

BATTERY

4,100mAh

PRICE

$ 259

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The Redmi Note 4 rear camera has
a smaller 13MP resolution, but it
has 25% larger pixels, which give it
better low light performance.