Xiaomi Redmi 4 review: Blue-plate special

05 July 2017
There's affordable, there's dirt cheap and then there's the Xiaomi Redmi lineup. The latest to come out of Xiaomi's bargain bin is the Redmi 4, or what’s known in China as the Redmi 4X - just Xiaomi’s naming scheme. The important thing is that it's running an international ROM right out of the box, complete with full support for Google services.

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  • Bholanath
  • gMx
  • 27 Jul 2017

Nice

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    • Ranjit singh
    • tYW
    • 25 Jul 2017

    I hv 2set redmi 4 and 1 set redmi 4a all hv same Mic problem when we make a call our voice cme and gone.i think its network problem but not it hv mobile problem .its a biggest error in this series pho your voice come and gone when you call.i m very desprate and hv not time for go to mi store to fix this problem.my personaly view dont by this pho look at other brand or try redmi note series.

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      • waffo
      • thi
      • 22 Jul 2017

      I bought my son redmi 4x 16gb/2gb ram last june, he liked it everything on the phone, charges fast enough but one thing he doesn't like is, it doesn't have a transfer to sd card feature. And what i read about all xiaomi phones doesn't have this feature (what is xiaomi 's reason for doing this) But overall he's enjoying using the phone.

        Anonymous, 07 Jul 2017I'd like to correct you. Actually, the low price is simply ... moreIt's a different story when phone arrives at EU. The price becomes in euro plus 20% taxes , plus little more for the retailer. Then is not that much bargain. Anyway look now at Redmi 5. Much better spec for around same price as Redmi 4. Much better.

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          • AnonD-684088
          • v$J
          • 12 Jul 2017

          Phone improvement
          This phone should be equipped with
          Minimum Gorilla Glass 4 ,even better if GG5
          Phones are fast Good Ram memomry, enough Rom best memory, but once dropped everything is gone,
          Repairing cost are much expensive,
          I've bought Meizu, but glass is broken
          Repairing is costs almost near to buy a new phone

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            • AnonD-40493
            • ntk
            • 11 Jul 2017

            Anonymous, 07 Jul 2017O really??? I had moto g4 play for 2 month. That before I w... moreThe Redmis don't heat up more than usual, their temperature is on par with other phones, I compared the internal temperature on my new Redmi 4x and my old Allview P6 Energy. The problem is the material they used - the all metal body is much better temperature conductor than plastic and heat dissipates more. And that's why when the cpu is 40 degrees it feels much hotter on a metalic phone than on a plastic one.

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              • NikiG
              • vxx
              • 10 Jul 2017

              Guys from GSMArena, I see what is happening with the performance benchmarks. I used CPU-Z and it shows that at any given time 2 CPU cores are turned off (this is probably to prevent overheating). And we know Xiaomi cheats just like OnePlus, so maybe for Geekbench 3, it uses all 8 cores, and for Geekbench 4 it uses only 6. Hence the poor(er) results. Battery charges extremely slowly which for SD435 with ability to do QuickCharge 3.0 is a disgrace. But price is unbeatable and I am looking to use this phone as a spare...

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                • Anonymous
                • gML
                • 07 Jul 2017

                AnonD-80459, 06 Jul 2017Yes! Someone who thinks exactly like me. A toast to all the... moreO really??? I had moto g4 play for 2 month. That before I was using redmi 2 prime. I agree moto g4 play will get 7.1.1 update. Bt battery performance was bad. Even redmi 2p had better battery performance than moto g4 play. I am not supporting xiaomi. Even I just hate them because They heat too much. And miui has so many bugs. Now I am using honor 6x and very much satisfied with it. Bt redmi battery is amazing as they give 4100 mah.And my brother has redmi note 3 and he just lpve his battery performance

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                  • AnonD-632062
                  • 3Yc
                  • 07 Jul 2017

                  This is definitely NOT the best Redmi from Xiaomi. A bit disappointing.

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                    • AnonD-198005
                    • m@B
                    • 07 Jul 2017

                    Anonymous, 06 Jul 2017It really has to do with your usage pattern being completel... moreLook, Im NOT saying that my usage-pattern represents the norm out there. All I'm saying is that my particular usage-pattern has remained unchanged more or less over the years (creature of habit, you know). Until now I been conditioned to expect around 5-8 hours of SoT with 10-15% left as safeguard, regardless phone/model. Now, to my surprice I get 8-10 hours of SoT, still with 10-15% left to go. That's all I'm saying. And that with 20+ apps opted out from Xiaomis somewhat overzealous battery-optimization options.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • sSU
                      • 07 Jul 2017

                      noti5me, 07 Jul 2017The only reason I can think of is the difference in climate... moreim from india.. from which place you are??

                        Anonymous, 06 Jul 2017there is no luck here. its been a teo years and everything ... moreThe only reason I can think of is the difference in climate between your side and my side. I live in evergreen sunlight region and yours in a region I don't know. I quit this to /fro chat. I stop buying it and that is it. Thanks for replying. Good luck and health.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • v0X
                          • 07 Jul 2017

                          AceShot, 06 Jul 2017Only good thing about this phone is price - everything else... moreI'd like to correct you. Actually, the low price is simply the icing on top of this phone. It has absolutely no competition at this price range. Better than average camera, screen and processor for the price range in a metal body, and equipped with a fast, accurate fingerprint sensor, ir blaster, fm radio, sd card, dual sim and large 4000mAh battery. At this price range, this phone has not only virtually, but absolutely no competition.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • v0X
                            • 07 Jul 2017

                            AnonD-80459, 06 Jul 2017Yes! Someone who thinks exactly like me. A toast to all the... moreThe G4 play with its 2800mAh will not outlast the redmi 4's endurance with 4100 mAh battery. It is just impossible unless all you do is wake the phone one hour a day ro use it. The G4 play will long be in a trash bin when its stupidly low battery capacity drops to 50% of what it used to be.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • dQb
                              • 06 Jul 2017

                              AnonD-198005, 05 Jul 2017I have owned and used both the Galaxy S7 Edge (rated 92 hou... moreIt really has to do with your usage pattern being completely different than GSM-Arena test pattern. I highly doubt you (or most of us anyway) do 1 hour SoT for video for every 1 hour of web browser (or app usage). So unless 50% of your SoT is video, it's normal that the battery results for Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge will be somewhat skewed, as this phone has phenomenal battery efficiency on video playback terms.
                              If you visit GSM-Arena Battery life tests page, there are adjustable sliders to adjust battery mark to your preferable battery usage scenario. For example if I set Calls: 0hrs / Web: 4hrs / Video: 0hrs, the 92 / 80 (S7 Edge / Redmi 4) battery mark becomes 47 / 55 and Redmi 4, in that scenario, gets 20% in front of S7 Edge, despite being 15% behind in the typical GSMArena test scenario.
                              I find the GSM Arena battery test results quite accurate, although I'd like them to include Standby time, and make some sort of normalization for battery size in order to outline efficiency. But that's nitpicking really.

                                Only good thing about this phone is price - everything else - old 5 years 28nm process, low camera, 1.4 ghz only, old android 6 , old Miui 8 , bugs , lags, battery problem charging so slow, overheat.. etc... games run very good but display too small.

                                  Aakhil, 06 Jul 2017True value for money and no brand to beat this phone in thi... moreAny heating problem in this device redmi 4?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • sSU
                                    • 06 Jul 2017

                                    noti5me, 06 Jul 2017You will reach that state eventually as I did. I cannot te... morethere is no luck here. its been a teo years and everything works fine.. maybe you dont know how to handle a mobile

                                      Anonymous, 06 Jul 2017I'm still using Redmi 2 and there are no issues. WiFi works... moreYou will reach that state eventually as I did. I cannot tell you when it will occur but I wish you luck in using this phone. tq.

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                                        • AnonD-80459
                                        • 3Nr
                                        • 06 Jul 2017

                                        AnonD-632062, 05 Jul 2017It has a 720p screen and 4100 mAh battery. Yet it's battery... moreYes! Someone who thinks exactly like me. A toast to all these Xiaomi phones with 10000+ mah batteries and crappy endurance. Even a G4 Play will run 7.1.1 Nougat this month, has a 2800mah battery and manages to get more than that...

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