Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 review

01 February 2019
Redmi Note 7 lineup is the first one branded only as “Redmi” and the sub-brand company wants to come in strong. It advertises flagship-worthy build quality, great 48MP main camera on the back and powerful enough SoC no matter which Redmi 7 device you choose - the vanilla Redmi 7, the bigger Note 7 or the Pro. The one we have with us is the Redmi Note 7 - perhaps the most sought after model due to its low price and big screen.

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  • Dan
  • 2Wn
  • 02 Feb 2019

The new budget king!

A bit of a nitpick: 999 yuan = 129 euros, not 150 (1 EUR = 7.72 CNY)

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    • ypc
    • 02 Feb 2019

    DroidBoye, 02 Feb 2019Dude, AMOLED on the Redmi Series? Are you insane? Even Sams... moreAMOLED on Redmi is not an outlandish thought at this point. The upcoming Redmi X is said to have in display fingerprint sensor and that can only be done on an OLED screen...

      No Asus Zenfone M2 pro in competition. Because it's the cheapest after the redmi note 7

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        • 6cY
        • 02 Feb 2019

        I am your fan, Redmi Note series....So sad it does not have NFC, a thing that may be not used everyday but important to have.

          IpsDisplay, 01 Feb 2019It's pretty obvious that flagship phones in general cannot ... moreWhy flagship cannot compete with midranger battery life ? Because flagship chipset are built to deliver great performance than power efficiency compare to midranger chipset which is more balance between performance and power efficiency. The flagship resolution display always higher than midranger which mean flagship display will consume more power than midranger display. The midranger always get bigger battery capacity than the flagship which mean it can store more power.

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            • Rjr
            • 02 Feb 2019

            Nick Tagataka, 02 Feb 2019Simply the sensor and the ISP don't support 48MP output, so... moreAlso, the memory is emmc 5.0 which is not fast enough to write a 48 MP image. They will probably need to store it in RAM or a dedicated memory for the camera if they intend to include burst mode functionality.

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              • Anonymous
              • KZK
              • 02 Feb 2019

              They could've made the camera bump flush and increase the battery life or add cooling

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                • 2F6
                • 02 Feb 2019

                I wish they introduce a 5.4-5.6 inch version of this without the notch, retain the battery and call it the Redmi 7/Prime.

                  IpsDisplay, 01 Feb 2019It's pretty obvious that flagship phones in general cannot ... moreThat's how Xiaomi choose to separate their products from each other so as to have their own advantages and disadvantages.

                    XiaomiManiac, 01 Feb 2019Really good device for the price but what we need is mid ra... moreDude, AMOLED on the Redmi Series? Are you insane? Even Samsung is hesitant to give that to their competing smartphone on Redmi's price. Yeah it would be best to have AMOLED on Redmi but is it even feasible right now? Keep your expectations real man.

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                      • LP5
                      • 02 Feb 2019

                      how so redmi note 7 that is much better possesses note 4.0 and redmi note 6 pro possi note 4.1?

                        Anonymous, 01 Feb 2019The 48 megapixel sample images are clearly just upsampled 1... moreSimply the sensor and the ISP don't support 48MP output, so it can't produce full resolution image without upscaling.

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                          • 01 Feb 2019

                          Regarding the headphone volume. Does anyone know if the GSMA team test phones with European or American, or even "region-free" firmware? This was a huge deal with Axon 7 some time ago. The European firmware (it was the same for Xiaomi back then BTW) had a volume limit, making it difficult to drive up high impedance headphones.

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                            • 3iY
                            • 01 Feb 2019

                            no, 01 Feb 2019back panel is made of glass ( 2.5D curved gorilla glass 5 )... moreThanks for info.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Nj0
                              • 01 Feb 2019

                              XiaomiManiac, 01 Feb 2019Really good device for the price but what we need is mid ra... moremaybe redmi x or samsung galaxy m30

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                                • 3TD
                                • 01 Feb 2019

                                Really good device for the price but what we need is mid range phone with Amoled and NFC. I dont need a flagship with fastest cpu, I need a device with good endurance, amoled for best sunlight contrast ratio and NFC for Gpay ... maybe Mi9 lite?

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                                  • D7F
                                  • 01 Feb 2019

                                  For everyone talking about display , It's ( of course ) not the best and also not the worst . it's just very good for most people and its slightly lower performance than its other competitors in the tests doesn't mean that it is bad or disappointing because if you look at other phones ( from realme , honor , ... ) you will see that they have worse build quality or less impressive design ( but still good ) than the redmi but they have slightly better displays or smaller bezels and it's so hard to find a phone that has everything you need under 200 or 250 USD and finally , the real world difference is very small between them and you will feel the real difference if you compared IPS to AMOLED displays.

                                  Just buy the phone and be happy with it.

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                                    • 01 Feb 2019

                                    S9, 01 Feb 2019So, in the end.. Is is back panel made of plastic, or glass... moreback panel is made of glass ( 2.5D curved gorilla glass 5 ) and the frame is plastic .

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • pQr
                                      • 01 Feb 2019

                                      The 48 megapixel sample images are clearly just upsampled 12 megapixel photos. There is the same moire pattern that 12 megapixel sensors have in this condition. I guess Xiaomi didn't want to optimize their image processing for the 48 megapixel mode, so they just decided to upsample the 12 megapixel jpgs..

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                                        • N0p
                                        • 01 Feb 2019

                                        Great phone for that price. Xiaomi is eating away the competition. I own the Poco F1 and will plan to upgrade to the F2 and stay with Xiaomi if they keep producing great value phones.