Xiaomi entered the Indian smartphone market just 9 months back with Mi3. Because of the great value for money, it got huge response. Then Redme 1s, Redme 2, Redme Note followed. With such a huge response, India became second largest market after China. Now Xiaomi is back with great spec to value smartphone called Mi 4i. Is it worth buying. We will try to find out in this Xiaomi Mi 4i review.
Xiaomi Mi 4i is powered by Qualcomm’s new 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405GPU. The internal storage capacity of the device is 16GB and does not support microSD card. Xiaomi Mi 4i runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop along with MIUI 6 skin. The overall performance is decent. However, heavy games like Asphalt 8, Nova 3 tends lag a bit and frame drops visible even in high performance mode. One more negative of Mi4i is it gets heated up if you are playing for around 10- 15 minutes. While playing Nova 3, after 10 minutes the temperature of the device cross 50 degree Celsius. Even there is a slight UI lag. When opening a app or shifting between apps, there is a slight lag.
Xiaomi Mi 4i houses 5 inch full HD(1920x1080p) IPS display screen which has pixel density of 441 ppi. The display panel used in this smartphone is very good. It is bright and vibrant. The viewing angles and sunlight legibility are also very good. The screen has Corning’s Concore One Glass Solution protection. Mi4i comes with a special technology called Sunlight Display to ensure the display renders graphics well even under direct sunlight. Oveall display segment is one of the biggest positive of Mi4i.
For connectivity Xiaomi Mi 4i offers 4G(Both sim supports 4G), 3G, 2G, WiFi(Dual band 2.4GHz ,5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, USB OTG, USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot. Mi 4i sports 13MP Sony stacked CMOS primary rear camera(with 5-element lens, f/2.0 aperture) with Dual tone LED flash. There is also a 5MP( with 5-element lens, f/1.8 aperture) front facing camera. The outdoor performance of the camera is excellent in this price segment and indoor and low light performance also decent. Xiaomi Mi 4i has 3120 mAh battery. Overall it lasts more than a day. Having said that, it does not justifies 3120 mAh tag.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Xiaomi Mi 4i
Pros of Xiaomi Mi 4i
- Excellent Camera performance: Camera performance of Mi 4i is great for the price of device.
- Gorgeous Display screen: Sharp/JDI made 1080P IPS screen is very good.
- Decent battery Life: The 3120 mAh battery provides a decent battery life.
- Dual sim 4G support: Both the sim slots supports 4G LTE network.
- Value for money: For the features it provides, the price is decent.
Cons of Xiaomi Mi 4i
- Heating issues: The Mi 4i tends get heated up while playing high end games. Also browsing net on WiFi, it tends get heated up.
- Less Storage: Though Xiaomi said that there will be different variants of Mi 4i, currently only 16GB variant is available. Also there is no support for microSD.
- MIUI 6 performance issues: The phone tends to lag which browsing through apps. Overall UI itself is bit lagging. Though device runs on Android Lollipop, MIUI 6 does not carry the material designs of Lollipop.
- Availability: For buying the Mi 4i, one needs a bit of time and skill. It is a flash sale model. You need to register for the product and then on the predetermined time, you need to quickly hit on the buy button. Otherwise you will not get it.
- Bulky updates: Xiaomi provides regular bug fix updates. Most of these updates are huge in size.
Xiaomi Mi 4i Specification
- Dual sim with Dual standby(LTE+LTE)
- Android 5.0 Lollipop with MIUI 6.0
- 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor with 2GB of RAM
- 16GB internal storage
- 5 inch full HD(1920x1080p) IPS display screen
- 4G(Both sim supports 4G), 3G, 2G, WiFi(Dual band 2.4GHz ,5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1
- 3120 mAh battery
- 13MP primary camera with Dual tone flash
- 5MP front facing camera.
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