One of the well known Chines smartphone maker during the course of week unveils its latest Xiaomi Redmi 4 series, the device which is one of the cheapest from the company was launched in China with a starting price of 499 yuan ( $74 )
The company release three different models of the Redmi 4 with almost similar design, Snapdragon 430 processor, a 4,100 mAh battery, and a fingerprint scanner, other models includes the Prime variant as well as the 4A model, the three models sports a 5.0-inch display screen, all metal body but with different chipset processor and of course each with their respective battery
Xiaomi Redmi 4A features a 5.0-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixel IPS display, the device is however powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor that is supported with 2GB of RAM as well as 16GB of inbuilt storage, this particular series comes with a 3120 mAh battery capacity and retails for about $74, despite its relatively cheap price the device comes with a 13mp rare camera and a 5mp front facing camera for both selfie and video call
As expected the Redmi 4 Prime on the other hand retails for different price of about 899 yuan/$133, featuring 5.0- inch IPS display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor supported with 3GB of RAM and of course 32GB of solid storage.
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime Full Spec
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / LTE |
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| LAUNCH | Announced | 2016, November |
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| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release, 2016, November |
| BODY | Dimensions | 141.3 x 69.6 x 8.9 mm (5.56 x 2.74 x 0.35 in) |
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| Weight | 156 g (5.50 oz) |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| DISPLAY | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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| Size | 5.0 inches (~69.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~443 ppi pixel density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| – MIUI 8 |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
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| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 |
| CPU | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 506 |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
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| Internal | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| CAMERA | Primary | 13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
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| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Secondary | 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
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| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
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| Bluetooth | v4.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Infrared port | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
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| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| – Fast battery charging
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer |
| BATTERY | | Non-removable Li-Ion 4100 mAh battery |
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| MISC | Colors | Gold, Dark Gray, Silver |
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Interestingly all three models are expected to be available for purchase come this week or next and we hope to see these devices retail in Nigeria as well, don’t forget that one of the Company latest flagship device Mi Note 2 with some very impresive specs is currently available and you can checkout its full spec here
How much does it cost in naira ?
Not that much… A starting price of about $79