Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime review: Fancy on a budget

25 November 2016
Redmis, Redmis everywhere. The Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime is the top-specced one of the forth generation, which so far consists of three phones (remember, the Redmi 4 and 4a were announced alongside the 4 Prime).

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  • gJs
  • 27 Nov 2016

for those of you who say that xiaomi should stick with a 720p panel because on screen time would be double that of a 1080p clearly you don't know anything about technology. 1080p panels only consume around 20% more than 720p ones and the redmi 4 prime battery is excellent. who needs more than a 2 day battery ? if you are a battery maniac you can buy a 10.000mah power bank and attach a 480p screen on it or something.

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    • nick
    • pWY
    • 27 Nov 2016

    You forgot to mention that in the MIUI8 you cannot turn Google's bloatware off. So even if you're using other apps, Gmail, Chrome, Play Music, Google Photos, Games, Google+ and a few others are still in the background eating the battery.
    PS. Read the FM radio part of the review again. Copy/paste?

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      • AnonD-418881
      • gMK
      • 27 Nov 2016

      Lol...
      Key features :- Android 6.0.1 Lollipop

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        • AnonD-606096
        • s07
        • 27 Nov 2016

        AnonD-204295, 27 Nov 2016Which is better Mi4i or redmi4 prime? Unbiased opinionthe 4 prime the mi4i is a furnace

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          • lala
          • pp3
          • 27 Nov 2016

          AnonD-443963, 27 Nov 2016Compared to Redmi 3s prime it's useless... why don't Xiaom... morethey probably tested the video playback at 1080p so the gpu was clocked up consuming more power. nobody forcing you to play video at full hd, play at 720p and battery life should be much better.

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            • nave
            • YUj
            • 27 Nov 2016

            Supper

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              • AnonD-443963
              • 7jW
              • 27 Nov 2016

              Compared to Redmi 3s prime it's useless...
              why don't Xiaomi put the same 720p display( as Redmi 3s prime ) on Redmi 4 prime. So that We can get double video playback time....
              Very disappointing that Xiaomi choose 1080p display instead of 720p to ruin the battery life....

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                • AnonD-443963
                • 7jW
                • 27 Nov 2016

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                  • Savor
                  • rRU
                  • 27 Nov 2016

                  Don't like Xiaomi phones as much as before because Mi Suite is terrible on PC and isn't available for OSX. I want the good old fashion drag and drop.

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                    • AnonD-204295
                    • 2Te
                    • 27 Nov 2016

                    Which is better Mi4i or redmi4 prime? Unbiased opinion

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                      • Anonymous
                      • tDx
                      • 27 Nov 2016

                      Now I'm waiting for free smartphone from xiaomi lol

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                        • 0x5
                        • 26 Nov 2016

                        Rashed Jaman , 26 Nov 2016Which is good for buy? Note 3 Pro or Redmi 4 Prime? Both are great for this price range, but obviously note 3 pro is more powerful so it performs all tasks better but I decided to go with Redmi 4 Prime because of it's size (5" display,FHD) and in my opinion nicer build. Better phone without a doubt is note 3, but if you want to one-hand-use phone 4 Prime is the way to go. R4P gets +62k antutu score so it's still VERY good.

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                          • Chhotu
                          • 7kh
                          • 26 Nov 2016

                          Dasman, 26 Nov 2016I need this in my lifeThis phone is more sensetive than other phone.so,lam waiting for buy this phone.thanks xiaomi team for launched.

                            AnonD-482637, 26 Nov 2016This is disappointing, 625 + 4100 mah only 91 ?? Not so dif... moreI agree..

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                              • uNV
                              • 26 Nov 2016

                              Is redmi 4 prime support OTG?

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                                • Rashed Jaman
                                • uNV
                                • 26 Nov 2016

                                Which is good for buy? Note 3 Pro or Redmi 4 Prime?

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • IVA
                                  • 26 Nov 2016

                                  Ajay, 26 Nov 2016Don't go for this redmi prime its not goo phone lots of pro... moreLook some one has a Redmi 4 prime prototype and he says he is a genuine buyer. Isn't that contradicting. Redmi 4 prime launched less then a month ago how can you have it for 2 months. What a stupid liar.

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                                    • s07
                                    • 26 Nov 2016

                                    DaXiong, 26 Nov 2016Indeed, especially considering RN3 Special Version that has... morethe only problem whit the rn3 is the screen contrast wich is around 950:1 on the rn4 its 1200:1 people should consider this more

                                      Anonymous, 26 Nov 2016RN3 with Snapdragon 650 is amazing. Nothing comes close at ... moreIndeed, especially considering RN3 Special Version that has LTE bands for Europe, America and Asia (outside China and India), instead of just the China bands that phones intended for mainland China are limited to.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • nDA
                                        • 26 Nov 2016

                                        Ajay, 26 Nov 2016Don't go for this redmi prime its not goo phone lots of pro... moreReally? So you have a prototype of this phone? Because the phone was released less than a month ago