Xiaomi’s new Redmi 4 borrows heavily from last year’s Redmi 3S(Prime) in almost all the major departments, and yet, when you look at it for the first time and take it out for a ride, it’s a whole new ball game altogether. It’s about refining the jagged edges of the original classic, a trait only the best in the business could fathom.
Xiaomi already had a pretty fantastic phone in the Redmi 3S(Prime) after all. No wonder, it sold over 40 lakh units of the phone in India in just 9 months. There was only so much that it could add to its successor to warrant an upgrade. Take a look.
Design and build quality
The Redmi 4 looks a lot like the Redmi Note 4. Only smaller. Straight off the bat, the Redmi 4 is for someone who prefers a smaller phone. A 5-inch one to be precise. Because it borrows heavily from the Redmi Note 4’s design aesthetics, the Redmi 4 invariably shares both its upsides and downsides in equal measure.
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It’s a looker, the Redmi 4. There are absolutely no two ways about it. Just like the Redmi Note 4, the Redmi 4 also comes in a matte black finish(and gold) that gives it a premium, upmarket look and feel clearly defying its ultra-affordable price tag. It looks like an expensive phone, that isn’t expensive at all.
The Redmi 3S Prime came with a full-metal body: a first for any smartphone in and around its product category. With the Redmi 4, Xiaomi has added curved 2.5D glass with rounded edges and polished antenna lines, into the mix. Xiaomi has stuck with the good old’if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ formula here. Which is nice because there wasn’t much to complain about the Redmi 3S Prime’s design anyways. At the same time, additions like the curved 2.5D glass and bottom-firing mono speaker vent ensure the Redmi 4 doesn’t end up looking like a recycled Redmi 3S Prime.