I am using the phone from last 10 days. Will break down my review in three parts. The pros, cons and what more could be done.
First let’s see the pros that make it the best value for money phone currently in the market.
Huge battery : easily getting around 7 hours of screen on time. Battery is an issue with smartphones today. This phone is just a beast. It easily get overs 1 and half a day with quite heavy usage.
Screen Quality: easily one of the best screen we can find in the market at this price point. Very vibrant crisp and colours seems very bright. There is some kind of protection on the screen making it smudge free.
Build Quality: nothing sort of amazing. The metal body feels strudy and give a premium feel. The design is very ergonomic, curved edges makes it easier to hold though it has a huge screen. The phone is also very light weight and looks great.
Fingerprint Scanner: the scanner is blazing fast. The position is perfect for using your index finger to unlock. I tried it using 5 different fingers it without any hiccup.
Fast processor: the new spandragon 650 is very smooth and amazingly powerful. I was bit sceptical about it at the beginning, but am really blown up by the processing speed and it’s power handling whatever thrown at it. Heating is comparatively very minimal compared to its predecessors.
IR blaster : that is great and works with most of electronic devices. The best thing is that you can use third party apps too that gives you more control over the usage of the IR blaster.
Clear voice calls: this is a neglected aspect but Xiaomi has done a great job here. The calls are crystal clear without any distortion. VoLTE is an added functionality that is the future of the mobile networks soon. So you can be future proof with the device.
Heavy gaming: not an issue with the fast professor and ample RAM. Can play any graphic intensive game easily. Modern combact 5, Asphalt 8 runs smooth. Also the device doesn’t get heated up to an uncomfortable level. So that is a plus.
Sound quality speaker and headphones: the speaker is satisfactory. The quality is good. A little low at volume to my liking. Xiaomi added a small plastic hinge. That helps the speaker to be above the ground even if places flat on table. So sounds don’t get blocked up. The sound through headphones are really amazing and crisp. Use good quality headphones, I use sennheisers gives a great output. Love the sound output through the headphones.
Sensors: all major sensors present in the device. Along with the gyroscope that gives you the option to enjoy the YouTube 360 degree videos and stuffs.
other features I liked are the vibration motor. It gives a hepatic feedback while you type. I like the feel of the vibration motor. Not very aggressive and comfortable. Just what you need. No lag even when you use third party launcher. I use Google launcher I didn’t find any lag or hiccups all these days.
Thank you!