Xiaomi Redmi 1S review: Stormtrooper

19 September 2014
Xiaomi has been a regular around here lately and one of the last times we heard of them was how they sold a boatload of phones in no time. And it wasn't their finest either. A heavily discounted...

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  • AnonD-209094
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  • 21 Sep 2014

AnonD-309089, 20 Sep 2014In india 80% population use phones below INR 10,000 n since... moreWhat i said was that India has a low percentage of online shoppers in the total population compared to many other countries, especially Europe and North America where 80 year old people shop online. The ones who doesnt are in essence only the angry single guys living in remote areas who are suspicious to computers and afraid of people from the city.

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    • AnonD-183168
    • GRW
    • 21 Sep 2014

    Been using this phone since about 10 days.
    Was really disappointed with the extremely low ram(120-220mb). App/game crashes, couldn't play even low graphics games like clash of clans for more than a minute without crashing. Occasional chrome crashes really pissed me off.Had to clea ram every time i wanted to browse the internet. Disabled all security modules- cache cleaner/antivirus etc. ABSOLUTELY NO APP/CRASHES at all!! Works like a charm now.Free ram 200-340mb! Advice to all users- Disable these modules and remove all unnecessary google bloatware .

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      • AnonD-274516
      • Hkt
      • 21 Sep 2014

      Can anyone give an honest opinion about the performance, gaming-wise, what sort of games can you play on this. Also, how does it handle multitasking? Say, you're viewing a webpage with heavy content on, does it crash?
      Please do answer all these questions in detail. Would be very useful in choosing. Thanks.

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        • AnonD-146153
        • t1$
        • 21 Sep 2014

        I'm using this phone from almost a week, there is no heating problem...
        pros: 1. good display
        2. build quality
        3. camera
        4. battery performance
        5. sound quality
        cons: 1. low RAM
        2. poor signal catching

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          • Samir
          • XNt
          • 21 Sep 2014

          Dont go for Redmi 1S at all, Moto G 2014 is the best and value for Money

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            • AnonD-309921
            • bCe
            • 21 Sep 2014

            useless crap iron hot keep crashing .they were .fined in taiwan .for crating hype selling less then advertise number ihope they get some kick .from our authority as well

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              • Dinesh ron
              • 7tx
              • 21 Sep 2014

              Guys i want to know that it details and quality of RAM and ROM

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                • AnonD-19086
                • vf1
                • 21 Sep 2014

                This phone is really good in its class,i ever borrowed it from my friends and shockingly i amazed on camera and audio quality from this phone,its better than zenfone 5 on that two segment and also miui has impressive ui too,the only concern are the low available ram and the screen is not to good compare with my xperia m,overall its great from its class and it doesnt have problem like what people saying below me,on my country this phone is working fine and dont have too much concern

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                  • uuk
                  • 21 Sep 2014

                  AnonD-309921, 20 Sep 2014gsm xiaomi is cheater they must hav given u a good one to r... moreWhen u face this problem after buying xiaomi

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                    • foo
                    • X{K
                    • 21 Sep 2014

                    why are micromax phones used to compare.... they lag too much and are not worth the money

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                      • randy
                      • fuN
                      • 21 Sep 2014

                      Whats the best between the xiaomi and Lg L90 D410

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                        • AnonD-298939
                        • bEx
                        • 21 Sep 2014

                        AnonD-309975, 20 Sep 2014GSM. You're really not doing justice to the os. Miui is rea... moreSorry, I want to read unbiased reviews.

                        There are so many Xiaomi hipsters in India now I heard people there are quitting their religion and now worshipping their Xiaomi phone instead.

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                          • AnonD-309921
                          • bCe
                          • 20 Sep 2014

                          gsm xiaomi is cheater they must hav given u a good one to rew.they r delivering diff chipset.overclocked cpu,battery sucks,hangs alot,heat like iron.app crashes it is cheap but useless what to do with great hardware if it doesnt deliver avoid this one

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                            • AnonD-77925
                            • Hkt
                            • 20 Sep 2014

                            By no means.

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                              • AnonD-309975
                              • 7tF
                              • 20 Sep 2014

                              GSM. You're really not doing justice to the os. Miui is really great when it comes to customization. It also gets the latest android updates, they are just a tad bit slow on that as they have to skin the os. It's not stock Android. Why do u think moto went with stock os? To release the updates quickly. Xiaomi has to work on a lot of things, the os has boat load of features and customization. M sure it will even get the L update.

                              I own a mi3 and currently enjoying miui v6 developer edition. And when u flash that u will get free root access too. You should really hire a guy who lives in India to do these reviews. I have ordered 3 redmi and a mi3 and every device is running dev rom. In India there is at least one guy in a group that does all the flashing and stuff for people in the whole town. I my self have flashed upwards of 40phones. My parents, my friends, their friends, children of my parents friends and what not.

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                                • satish
                                • XM0
                                • 20 Sep 2014

                                One

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                                  • Gopal
                                  • 8}V
                                  • 20 Sep 2014

                                  Anonymous, 20 Sep 2014I do not recommend this phone, I bought one for my dad, it ... moreIf you old volumne and power key of any smart phone the in the world it will reboot! checkout Samsung!

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                                    • AnonD-309089
                                    • GQg
                                    • 20 Sep 2014

                                    AnonD-209094, 19 Sep 2014I may add, to westerners its seems like its too easy to cho... moreIn india 80% population use phones below INR 10,000 n since india is the 3rd largest internet user online shopping has developed a great deal hence so low priced phones have more market there hence android one hits indian market first

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                                      • AnonD-308233
                                      • XuI
                                      • 20 Sep 2014

                                      GSMArena plese! Please! Review Motorola Moto G
                                      And sony xperia e3

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                                        • AnonD-309678
                                        • nyW
                                        • 20 Sep 2014

                                        AnonD-43136, 20 Sep 2014Dragon tail is cheaper than gorilla glass and it also shows... moreNot true. Gorilla glass can come with or without oelophobic coating. Cheaper phones with gorilla glass don't have the coating and show fingerprints very very easily. Lumia 625 is one such example