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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 - the best mid-range phone

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 - the best mid-range phone

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 - the best mid-range phone


 

Introductory

When Xiaomi announced that it would raise the name Redmi to brand-level, Xiaomi's heart-blown users were one-on-one. The Pocophone F1 was already floating in front of our eyes as a sample. We thought that under the auspices of Redmi, we would flood us with mobiles made with strong hardware, a strong central unit, with those who are forced to make some compromise, for example on material use or cameras, because of the favorable price.

Well, we were not right, we could say we were disappointed, true positive. The phones released so far are impeccable in their category. The quality remained with Xiaomi, and the software with the exception of a phone was MIUI. Not saving on materials, not saving on the camera, not saving on the battery or on the processor or on the memory, or… or… or… Redmi simply drives the competition into the ground, be it Redmi Go is available for $ 60or already we have also tested Redmi 7. I am going to be a murderer, and the subject of the article, Redmi Note 7, will fit into this line, and Xiaomi kicked the door to the competition's mid-range mobiles.


 

Packaging, accessories

He returned to the white, oblong box with a little orange, at least on the Global version, because he got a completely different box in China. When you open the roof, you will first find a flat box with a very good, soft and fairly thin case, that is, with a slightly smoky indentation on the back.

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The phone comes out highlighting the back cover, which at first glance is huge, but it is not hand-held. The usual accessories such as the filler head (5V / 2A), the charging cable, and the instruction manual are lined up under the shelf under the device. In addition, there is only one SIM needle at the end of the list.

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External

Redmi Note 7 does not at all give the impression of an inexpensive device, in fact, the quality of the selected materials tells us that we will have a much more expensive phone in our hands. The glossy backsheet is not embossed, it is rounded at the edges only. There was no need for such eye-catching tricks to make the phone thin, because it was really thin. The rim housing is just 8,1 millimeter thick, and it also features the GorillaGlass glass front panel thickness. On the backside we find the pair of cameras in the usual place, underneath them with the flash, essentially in the middle of the fingerprint reader.

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The physical buttons are placed on the right, only the SIM tray on the left, which can normally be opened with a needle. There is a microphone and a loudspeaker behind the grille on the bottom edge, and a USB Type-C connector between them. If you read our previous Xiaomi test on Redmi 7, you know that in that device, being positioned at the top of the bottom category, you have built a traditional Micro USB connector. Here we can rejoice at Type-C. It is a double joy that the traditional jack connector has not disappeared, which is located on the upper edge directly next to the infrared port.

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From face to face, the device is frameless, only a few millimeters of lane can be found on the bottom, where there is no picture. At the top of the frame, in the middle of the screen, the camera sits in a relatively small, drop-shaped notch, not covering too much from the picture. The sensors and the top speaker are clipped into a thin band that is almost non-visible.

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So far, star five, let's go!


 

Hardware

Processor and memory

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The central unit of the phone is the Snapdragon 660, which is the perfect choice, with the right muscles thanks to the eight Kyro 260 cores in two clusters. In the top performance cluster, the seeds operate at a maximum of 2,2- while the lower energy-saving group operates at a maximum of 1,8 GHz. There are three variations on memory and mass storage. The cheapest device is 3GB RAM and 32 GB storage, the middle 4 GB + 64 GB, and the most expensive 4 GB + 128 GB. If the built-in repository proves to be little, then we have the option of inserting a maximum 256 GB memory card, which will solve all our problems.

Display

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Redmi Note 7 has a large IPS panel with 6,3 inch diagonal aspect ratio, 19,5: 9, FHD +, which in this case means 2340 x 1080 pixels. If the redmi 7 we were praised for our display, so we can only speak about it in superlatives. We get all the good features of IPS, bright colors (NTSC: 84%), real black. The contrast ratio for 1500: 1, the viewing angles are good, and we can't complain about the brightness, we can still use the mobile in sunny weather. For convenient use of the display, we also get daytime and night mode from Xiaomite, plus an extra reading mode, which is essentially a blue-light filtered mode. I love this very much, in the evening, in the dark, he really relaxes his eyes.

Other skills

Needless to say, the phone is perfect with other capabilities. If I wanted to do something very much, there would be a lack of NFC, but nothing is missing. Wi-Fi is the best possible, c-standard, two-channel, so you'll find support for 5 GHz and 2,4 GHz Wi-Fi. Bluetooth 5.0 and navigation support GPS, GLONASS and BDS systems.

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The rear fingerprint reader was fast and accurate, and I didn't experience any errors while using it. The cell has a battery with an 4000 mAh capacity, which gave me approximately two days of battery life. The battery also received the Quick Charge 4 quick charge to pump the batteries with 18 watt. It is true that we need to get such a power head because the factory only has 10 watt.


 

Hardware tests

Of course, no hardware testing could be left out of this article, you can see the scores in the table below. In the comparison, the older Redmi S2 came with the second generation Snapdragon 625 and the fresh, but the entry-level amplifier redmi 7 with Snapdragon 632. It is clear that the Snapdragon 660 is already a strong mid-range unit, with scores everywhere significantly outperforming the smaller brother. The older Snapdragon 625 has no ugly expression in the face compared to 660.

We can say that Xiaomi Redmi Note 660, which uses Snapdragon 7, has a lot of power to use current games or any program.

 

Xiaomi Note 7 Redmire

Xiaomi Redmire 7

Xiaomi Redmi S2

Processor (SoC)

Snapdragon 660

Snapdragon 632Snapdragon 625
test Program   

AnTuTu Bench. 7.x

142448 point

102564 points78051 point
AnTuTu Bench CPU / GPU / UX / MEM65176 / 30449 /
38830 / 7993 points
52658 / 13890 /
29653 / 6363 points
38051 / 12742 /
19771 / 7484 points

Geekench 4.x (single / multi)

1623 / 5436 points

1234/4220 points848 / 4022 points

PC Mark Work 2.0

6206 point5910 point4818 point

PC Mark Computer Vision

3497 point3285 point3122 point

PC Mark Storage

5260 point6507 point4812 point

3DMark Sling shot / extreme opengl / Vulkan

2057 / 1342 / 1287 points938 / 512 / 544 points863 / 479 / 423

3D Mark Ice Storm / extreme

26451 / MAX points14797 / 9007 points13872/8603

3D Mark API Overhead OpenGL / Volcano

174043 / 324799 points123069 / 104533 points 66188 / 175609 points

 


 

Szoftver

The phone is currently running the global version of MIUI 10.3. It includes the night mode of the camera and, of course, the larger, clearly visible sliders for volume and backlight settings. And the MIUI system is one of the best, if not the best, at least I really like it.

 

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Kamerák

The Redmi (Xiaomi) engineer did not save on cameras. The pair on the back consists of an 48 megapixel main camera and an 5 megapixel auxiliary camera, the latter being used as a depth sensor, which is responsible for the nicely blurred background. Blur the background and taking perfect photos is assisted by artificial intelligence, which is capable of recognizing a large number of cameras. You find one in the photos, where sculptures are visible, the sharp front, the back is blurred. You can also use the portrait mode for this, no one tells you that we can only take faces with it. Still, I dared to take a photo of myself with the front-panel selfie camera. I think it's good. I mean the photo, my face is like that.

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However, the main attraction is not the existence of AI, as it is already available in all new Xiaomi models. The specialty is the 48 megapixel main sensor, which makes 4 1 megapixel photos shining in 12 thanks to the superpixel process. The 4 process in 1 is that the phone handles four pixels as one, so we get large pixels of size 1,6 μm compared to phones. Larger pixels have more light, allowing them to capture more information, making the image more perfect. As a result, we can shoot perfect photos in light-deficient environments, even in Hungarian, and we don't even need to use a tripod. The method is also good for HDR photos, as the camera is capable of taking single-shot pictures that had more exposure to older cameras.

The software that comes with the camera is the typical MIUI solution, and you can't add much to it. Perfect, transparent, easy to use, so we get all the help not only in hardware but also in software to shoot the best images. Automatic settings work well and AI really helps you. If we were not satisfied with the quality of the automatic night-time photo or subject photos, then we still have the Pro mode where we can adjust everything from white balance to focus.

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In connection with the camera, it is important to mention that Xiaomi did not provide the possibility to create 4K videos on this phone, although all the elements of the hardware would be enough. What's more, the 1080p recordings are of good quality, and the high sensors also have an effective anti-shake (EIS).

In the last line of the test photos you find three 48 megapixel images. By selecting the Pro mode in the camera application, you can use the real pixel number to take photos with this resolution.

As you will see in the pictures, we cannot have a reason to complain. However, it should be noted that 4 in 1 has a pixel effect on image quality. The 48 megapixel resolution photos are less vivid in color, the colors are much darker in cloudy weather, with less light on the pixel of the sensor, and the picture is much more rubbish. I think that although there is a way to take such high-resolution photos, its practical benefits are very small, so we are much better off with normal 12 megapixel photos. It is also important to note that if you want to zoom in on your phone when shooting, 4 will turn off in 1.

 

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Summary

On the outside, as you read up, we can't have a bad word. It is beautiful, well, of course, the bright back cover, as we used to use a fingerprint magnet. True, this will be the most confusing as long as the back cover is put on it, and if there is a little bit of food we will ask.

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There is no error in the strength of the hardware, you can see in the table above that the mobile has performed in the popular test programs. Of course, the MIUI system runs even without a lot of pixels, and even the processor and the graphics accelerator are not ashamed during games.

We are particularly pleased with the display. Fortunately, I have the ability to compare with an AMOLED display, because I myself have a Xiaomi MIX 3 and I have to say there is no significant eye-breaking difference between the two panels. Of course, AMOLED is brighter, more vibrant, but not nearly as much as you think.

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The camera-shot photos are available in full size, so you can see that the quality of the photos is almost flawless. The large sensor, the large 4 in the 1 pixels and the f / 1.8 aperture lens allow you to capture detailed, color-rich photos even in automatic mode. Even in the dark, the night mode gives you the opportunity to take fantastic pictures, and it is no problem if you take a photo of yourself because it will not shake. The quality of the camera is that in night mode there will be no trash at all. We do not claim that today's high-end phones are not capable of better performance, but it is true that Redmi Note 7 is virtually unbeatable in its category when it comes to photography. The video is a bit different, Not the useless category, Youtube or Facebook is all right, but if you really want a good video, you are still better off with a Moroccan camera.

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All in all, if you are investing in a Redmi Note 7, you can spend the years on the phone purchases. This hardware will be enough for a long time, whether it's a processor, a display, or a camera. There's really nothing to grab on that, it's just perfect!

If you liked the phone, you can buy it with the coupon codes provided below by clicking on the links below:

 

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Owner of the HOC.hu website. He is the author of hundreds of articles and thousands of news. In addition to various online interfaces, he has written for Chip Magazine and also for the PC Guru. For a time, he ran his own PC shop, working for years as a store manager, service manager, system administrator in addition to journalism.