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Review on Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphone 5 3/32 GB Global, black by Jnis Bukovskis ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A wonderful product, it's nice to use.

There was a choice between Mi 8 SE and Redmi Note 5. I chose it on Note 5. Although Mi 8 SE is a little better in everything, of course, Note 5 also has good features, which are enough for the eyes. I will not hide that I always want better. But Mi 8 SE does not have one - such a tenacious battery, this is a significant factor. I think for everyone the worst thing is to be left without a charge at the right time, then all the advantages of cool processors and cameras come to naught. I will not dissemble, Mi 8 SE is still 60% more expensive, this is also not a small difference. My summary is this: a very balanced phone for the money. There comes a time when mid-budget phones have grown very much in terms of characteristics, both in terms of speed and cameras, and are stepping on the heels of flagships, and a reasonable question arises, do I need a flagship for much more money, if this is enough with my head ? Also, if earlier, who remembers, Redmi Note 3 Pro was a hit, then this is an even bigger hit. You can safely take it, money will not be thrown away.

Pros
  • + This is a new Redmi Note model. If the last Note 4x was more of a restyled Note 3 Pro, then this is a "new body". + Processor. Finally, Xiaomi came up with a sensible idea and did not put Snapdragon 625 here. As a result, we have Snapdragon 636, a new architecture, this is a slightly stripped-down SP 660. I had a Note 3 Pro (on SP 650), the difference in speed with it is about 50 %, in favor of 5. + Screen. A good, high-quality 5.99 "screen on an IPS matrix. Yes, this is not AMOLED, a non-critical difference is visible in directcomparison, the latter gives a more vivid picture. But, this is immediately forgotten when you stopcomparing. + Camera. For which Xiaomi has always been blamed, good phones, but the camera is mediocre. Now the camera is clear. This applies to shooting with poor lighting. The selfie camera has also improved a lot. During the day you can see the pores on the face. I had Note 3 Pro, Note 4x, Note 5 and sub-flagship Mi 8 SE on my hands at the same time and I made a detailedcomparison of them in different situations. Ya. Disk . 4 in 1 is acomparison in one file, but who wants details, there are originals. + Energy efficiency. Glad for her on a par with other improvements. If earlier the phone charged once every 1.5 days, now itcomnfidently survives 3 days. It is still not customary to rarely charge. + Dimensions. Video, photo look verycomnvenient. A matter of habit and girls will be quitecomfortable. + Gestures. At first it’s unusual, you think what kind of nonsense. Now - as before without them, it'scomnvenient. You just merge with the phone. + Face unlock. Works according to data from the camera. Doesn't work at night. During the day it works very quickly, you press the power button and immediately the desktop, i. E. split second detection. + MIUI. Some hyatt, but I really like her. Thoughtful, used to be a supporter of custom firmware (cyan). Everything you need from standard applications is already there. There are many useful features in the settings. Nimble, although he loves RAM. + Price. For all these charms, they ask for very little. I took the global version 4/64 in black in Chinese stores for 11500.
Cons
  • The phone itself has a minimum of shortcomings, but nevertheless: - Notification LED. If earlier it was multi-colored, the colors of the events could be customized and it was possible to understand how important the event was and not to touch the phone once again. Now it's one color. So not only that, but also the color is faded white, you also don’t always notice it. As a result, you have to once again turn on the phone to check if anyone has written to you or maybe called? - Random from Xiaomi. The company likes to put different components into the same model (now we are talking about a phone for Europe, not about the Indian version). No, CPU and memory will always be the same everywhere. We are talking about the type of camera, screen. They may be from different vendors. Yes, they will be approximately the same level at the same time, i. E. no one will put a screen or camera from a low-budget phone into this model. But, let's say you read reviews or even held someone's Redmi Note 5 in your hands, you liked it, you went to buy the same one, but you have several other shades of color reproduction or the camera shoots a little differently, not like you liked . But, fortunately, this trend has been minimized on the Note 5, judging by the results of voting on 4pda, and the components are relatively consistently the same for everyone. Using my example, I can say that you used to buy two identical Note 4x, and the screens show differently, one has warm tones, the other has cold ones. Settings, firmware are identical. :) - Yes, I wrote above that the size is a matter of habit. But it would be nice to release a compact version of this smartphone, say 4.5-5 inches. As was the case with Redmi Note 4x and Redmi 4 Prime. There are quite a few acquaintances whom I suggest switching to Xiaomi, they say, yes, it’s a good phone, but I don’t need such a “shovel”, where will I put it. Well, what can I say, you can’t reduce it with a file .