Xiaomi Redmi Note 2: Five Best and Worst Features of the Phablet

By Vigneshwar

| Updated: Saturday, October 31, 2015, 12:03 [IST]

The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, has unveiled the Redmi Note 2 smartphone at its MIUI 7 event yesterday. The Redmi Note 2 comes in two variant including TDD-LTE and TD-SCDMA 16GB variant and TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE variant with 16GB.

Also, the company has launched the Redmi Note 2 Prime, which is powered by a 2.2GHz MediaTek Helio X10 Octa-Core 64-bit processor alongwith 2GB LPDDR3 RAM and 32GB of internal memory on board

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, sports a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and 178-degree wide viewing angle.

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This device comes with the storage option of 16GB/32GB built-in memory with an expandable option up to 32GB via microSD card slot.

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Redmi Note 2 sports a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF, Samsung / OmniVision Sensor, 5p lens, f/2.2 aperture, 78-degree wide-angle lens, 1080p video recording, 5MP front-facing camera, OmniVision sensor, 1.4-micron pixel, 720p video recording.

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An Infrared ray blaster is quite handy when it comes to operating other devices, right with your phone. With this feature it let the user control their TV, set-top box, and receiver straight from their smartphone

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At this price point, the Redmi Note 2 comes with 4G LTE connectivity and powered by a huge 3060mAh battery for full day use.

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While most of the brands these days are working towards bringing water resistance in their devices, especially premium ones, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 misses on this feature as well.

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This Redmi Note 2 comes in plastic material, which doesnt give the premium look or feel. Keeping the price in mind, this looks quite adjustable.

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Coming to the body of the device, Redmi Note 2 with 5.5-inch screen, 8.25mm thickness, weight around 160grams is too big to hold. It will be less comfortable when inserted in pockets of clothing

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The screen has not been coated with a protective layer screen. So it is prone to screen damages when fallen from hand. Also the Screen is doesnt have anti-glare coating.