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Review on Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphone 5 3/32 GB Global, black by Michal Cedronski ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I didn³'t expect the quality to be this good.

The "pros" for such a price are very bold, and the "cons," in my opinion, are not deal-breakers for the majority of people and can be tolerated. This is a great device. I purchased it in May 2022 for $15,000 (the global version on Ali at that moment cost only a thousand less). I rapidly adapted to gesture control, as well as the finger scanner on the device's back and its "spade," despite switching from iOS and having to get used to the "traditional" Android control with three virtual buttons from the bottom ( my last phone was almost a third smaller). I'm pleased with the phone thus far. As there is a reserve for performance and battery capacity, I hope the China quality won't let you down and that it will last for a very long time. Regarding the signal level to the headphones, it was initially lower than on all previous devices (past smartphones, the iPod classic player), but it was still sufficient to listen to music (I set it to about 3/4, the headphones are regular, not high-resistance, "gags") when watching some videos with a low audio signal level, especially in the subway. I initially believed that the manufacturer had cut corners and installed a subpar audio amplifier, but a friend informed me that the issue is actually a software glitch that can be resolved in a very straightforward but completely obscure manner by setting the region of the device to North Korea instead of your own country. As I don't perform "artistic" photography and a lot less complex camera will suffice for my primarily utilitarian needs, with the possible exception of extremely inexpensive ones, I didn't write anything about the camera.

Pros
  • - a wonderful screen, with the only drawback being that the black isn't quite as "deep" as it is on one of my friends' phones, but this is only apparent in direct comparison, and that friend's phone falls into a somewhat other price range. - "iron" that is powerful for this price - a performance margin for the future - a very large battery (I would still like to know its real resource .) - a jack for headphones (against the fact that some of the smartphone models considered when choosing did not have it) Nice tiny details, such as the option to divide the screen in half between two applications, keep two copies of an application (such as Skype) for two distinct accounts, and an included case
Cons
  • - a software flaw that causes the signal level to the headphones to be very low, but that can be worked around in a surprising method without hacking the phone (see comment) - Even when a standard cover is worn, the camera protrudes: The phone that is sitting on the table wobbles, knocks, and annoys when it is in use. System sounds, like the screen lock sound, are tied to the volume of calls rather than the volume of sound in applications; the phone appears to be trying to signal to everyone nearby that I (un-/for-)blocked the screen, so I had to turn off this sound entirely. a terrible ordinary mp3 player: Even though having a slot for an SD card encourages users to keep their entire music collection "on board," there is no randomness by albums, and when music is playing, the lock screen's time is displayed only in tiny numbers. Yes, issues can be fixed by installing a third-party player and turning off the lock screen's display of music-related information, but the default software detracts from the device's overall first impression. – a single-color notification LED (but thank you for having it at all) - Pre-installed software that cannot be removed (without hacking) in its entirety. Although this is different for everyone now, everyone is doing their best to impose their products. – a few minor localization issues exist (but generally translated well)