Amid line Meizu M1 / M2 Note the model number of Xiaomi formed space, different versions Redmi 2 “play” in the other segment, and the first Redmi Note frankly outdated. But Xiaomi not long to wait, and introduced Redmi Note 2 – a modern 5.5-inch smartphone platform MediaTek date with an attractive price-performance ratio. Today we understand, how much symmetrical get answers Meizu and whether to spend money on this, “the Chinese».
The models in the line: 10
Price Range: 4777 – 5499 UAH
The smartphone for the review provided store Xiaomi. ua
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 comes in the familiar rigid box made of recycled cardboard. Inside you will find a very smart phone, a couple of pamphlets, charger and cables.
Design, easy to use
Smartphones Series Redmi never allocated a unique design, it has always been simple and neutral. The same is true for Redmi Note 2.
Like all predecessors, the novelty has received a collapsible rectangular body with slightly rounded corners.
The back cover is vaguely reminiscent of smartphones Lumia, back, sides and buttons are made in a single piece. The main body material – smooth matte plastic. Xiaomi decided to diversify the available palette, so the smart phone is available in white, black, yellow, pink and blue.
Initially, Sales appear black and white version, the rest will be available later, or will be able to buy the right color cover.
Location of the functional elements of the standard. Under the screen are three touch-sensitive keys with a neat red lights to the left of the earpiece is a color camera and LED notification. The physical button and volume control raised the right.
connector microUSB, as usual, is on the bottom and shifted to the left, the headphone jack is located on the upper face, there appeared an infrared port to control home appliances.
In general, the smartphone is assembled well, the details fit perfectly, but after we repeatedly lifted the lid, she began a little squeak when squeezed.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 (left) and Meizu M1 Note (on the right)
Dimensions Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 compared with other 5.5-inch state employees, for example, Meizu M1 Note. By comparison, the Xiaomi is a fraction of a millimeter wider, but noticeably thinner. Taking into account not slippery plastic cover and the usual key layout it is even more convenient in everyday use.
Display
The smartphone installed 5.5-inch IPS screen resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels, they provide a density of pixels in 401 ppi. The display brightness varies from 7 to 355 cd / m2, contrast ratio measured – 1: 618. The screen is covered with protective glass, air layer is absent. Given the price of the smartphone, the quality of the factory calibration is acceptable:
In the protective glass have olefobnoe coating medium quality fingerprints appear quickly, they are visible on the screen is turned off, but can be easily removed microfiber or until the smartphone is in the pocket .
The range of brightness can be called comfortable, except that the maximum brightness could be a little increase – the bright sun image is readable, but not to prevent a small margin. Subjectively the screen can be called good, especially in the context of the price of the smartphone.
Compare screens Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 (left) and Meizu M1 Note (on the right)
In general, it is necessary to give Xiaomi tribute – Screen Redmi Note 2 is good to notice a slight difference in picture quality you can only in direct comparison to the more expensive smartphones.
Hardware Platform
As a hardware platform Xiaomi used a new chipset MediaTek X10 (MT6795). This is the first smartphone based on this chipset, which came to us for review. 64-bit platform includes 8 core Cortex-A53, clocked at up to 2 GHz, as the video card performs PowerVR G6200.
In a test of the smartphone 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory, a slot for memory cards . Additionally, available version Redmi Note 2 Prime, it increased the frequency of the processor to 2.2 GHz, and the memory capacity up to 32 GB.
I have to say, the new platform MediaTek X10 only leaves a good impression. The smartphone shows good results in benchmarks, works fast in everyday use, it goes any games, and even under continuous load the body barely heated. By all measures, we have a more efficient solution than successful MediaTek MT6752, which can be found in the Meizu M1 Note, Lenovo P70, K3 Note and other smartphones. By the way, MediaTek X10 built flagship Meizu MX5 and HTC One E9.
Set the communication module standard: Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, GPS, IrDA. They work regularly. “Cold start” when searching for satellites takes about a minute, and times of 10-15 seconds in the following times, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac useful to those who have already moved to the current home network standards.
Calls multimedia
The smartphone supports simultaneous operation of two Micro-SIM on the basis of one radio module. The earpiece keeps awareness votes interlocutors had enough volume, but without a noticeable margin. Ringing loud speaker, average quality, at maximum volume sometimes get the feeling that he is playing at the limit of their capabilities. Noting its convenient location, whether you hold the smartphone in your hands, carry it in your pocket or on the table, the sound is not muted. Vibrate weak, there is not always.
The quality of music playback as usual. Extraneous noise is not present, the stock volume is there, but some outstanding sound quality can not speak.
Soft shell / firmware
Smartphones Xiaomi running their own firmware MIUI, represents a strong redesigned Android. For every unit of the brand, there are stable and firmware developers. The latter are aimed at enthusiasts, every week there is a new firmware which may appear new features, corrected old bugs and sometimes add new.
Along with the announcement Redmi Note 2 manufacturer announced the release of the next “major,” the release of MIUI, is the seventh. Stable firmware smartphone is based on the sixth version of MIUI, but the weekly assembly overlook the fresh version based on Android 5.0.2. Unfortunately, no one nor the other is no Russian or Ukrainian localization (but there are services Google), so the adaptation of the firmware involved entuziastvov community.
I tested the smart phone with the firmware from the team MIUI Pro. The first acquaintance with the device rather disappointed than pleased. Half of the applications took off, had trouble getting Cyrillic SMS, but it is fixed in the next update, which is strange start to work automatically adjusts screen brightness. With the next update Auto Brightness is not fixed, but the overall speed of the smartphone has grown considerably, with its initially not be called slow. In general, even taking into account the fact that the device is no stable firmware MIUI v7, he was already working well, I was not able to identify critical problems more than two weeks of use.
As for the MIUI v7, the outside of this update looks just cosmetic – slightly changed interface design, system applications, but the logic of the work and function were similar to previous versions.
Camera
The main camera of the smartphone has a resolution of 13 megapixels, there just a flash of a single diode. If sufficient natural and artificial lighting, it allows you to make good shots.
Photos encouraging the right balance of white and natural colors, good detail. Focusing is fast, and the frame is made almost instantly.
Photos taken in automatic mode
With the deterioration of the lighting conditions image quality plummeted, so the evening even better do not try to shoot anything.
Photos taken using HDR
Of special mention is the work of the regime HDR, have Xiaomi it traditionally good and work very carefully, photo save the normal color rendition, but stretched the dark areas. In this mode, the creation of a single picture takes a couple of seconds.
The quality of video recording medium, the smartphone is able to shoot time-lapse videos.
Front camera resolution of 5 MP takes pictures of normal quality.
Hours
Removable battery Redmi Note 2 has a capacity of 3020 mAh. In the current firmware for developers it allows the smartphone to work confidently night with a load higher than the average, showing about four hours of active screen.
This usage profile consists of two active SIM-cards, one of which operates a network of 3G, syncing the two Google-account, reading tapes social networks, periodic listening to music, minimal use of cameras, games, and a small number of calls (up to 30 minutes a day).
Results
Any smartphone Xiaomi remarkable that initially the company sells it almost at cost, and even taking into account the margin of these smartphones resellers retain their attractiveness for Ukrainian customers. The price includes the cost of individual components, primarily platform screen and camera. Xiaomi know how to keep a balance between them. Redmi Note 2 offers probably the most productive (in its price category) platform with the “workers” of RAM and ROM, the screen is of good quality and normal camera without any revelations. The result is a device that is pleasant to use, feeling the budgetary device does not occur. Companies have once again managed to create high-quality low-cost smartphone. Therefore, if you select the device in the price range up to $ 200 – certainly take a look in front of you is a very interesting candidate for purchase.
likes:
+ platform performance , excellent performance
+ Screen
+ Two SIM-card has a slot for a memory card
+ quality / price ratio
Do not like:
– No
The editors would like to thank the store Xiaomi.ua provided for testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
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| Type | Smartphone |
| Type SIM-card | Micro-SIM |
| Standard | 2G: GSM 850/900/1900 3G: WCDMA 850 / 900/1900/2100, TDD-LTE B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 (2600/1900/2300/2500), 4G FDD-LTE B1B3 / B7 (1800/2100/2600) |
| High-Speed Data | GPRS, EDGE, HSPA + |
| The number of SIM-cards | 2 |
| operating system | Android 5.0 Lollipop with firm shell MIUI 7 |
| RAM, GB | 2 |
| Built-in Memory, GB | 16 |
| Slot Expansion | microSD / SDHC (up to 64GB) |
| Dimensions in mm | 152 x 76 x 8.3 |
| Weight g | 160 |
| Protection against dust and moisture | – |
| battery | Li-Po, 3060 mAh ( removable) |
| Time (manufacturer’s data) | Mode 3G: talk time – up to 11 hours and 30 minutes, listening to music – up to 46 hours standby – up to 144 h |
| Diagonal inches | 5,5 |
| Resolution | 1920×1080 |
| Matrix type | IPS |
| PPI | 400,53 |
| Sensor dimming | + |
| Touch Screen (type) | touch (capacitive) |
| CPU | Mediatek Helio X10 MT6795 + GPU PowerVR G6200 |
| Type the kernel | Cortex-A53 |
| The number of cores | 8 |
| Frequency, GHz | 2 |
| The main camera, MP | 13 |
| AF | + |
| Movie | 1920 × 1080 pixels |
| Flash | LED |
| The front camera, MP | 5 |
| Other | Aperture F2.2, support for HDR , panorama |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac Dual Band, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 A2DP, LE |
| GPS | + (A-GPS, GLONASS ) |
| IrDA | + |
| NFC | – |
| Interface Connector | USB 2.0 (OTG) |
| In Audio | 3,5 mm |
| MP3 player | + |
| FM-radio | + |
| Type of housing | monoblock (folding) |
| Case Material | plastic |
| Keyboard Type | input screen |
| More | Sensors: e-compass, proximity sensor, light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope; Fast Charge: 60 percent charge for half an hour (Quick Charge 2.0); Options: Power Charger with USB input, data cable microUSB, Warranty Card, Instruction Manual |
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