This is is my fourth xiaomi device . I have bought mi3 and redmi 1s and redmi note 3g dual sim phones for my family before.
Every body knows the specifications about the phone which is mentioned on flipkart so I will not talk about the specs . I will just share my user experience with this device and also will give you guys a side by side comparison of this product with redmi note 3g dual sim version.
comparison of the two phones -
Redmi note 3g has dual sim. this phone has single sim . you can put a normal sim in this . there is no need for micro or nano sim in this phone. The screen resolution of both the phones are same as they use the same screen
The battery of both the device is same but the 3g mediatek octacore uses less power than the power hungry snap dragon in this phone . but with 3100 mah battery to support, both the phones will last u easily for 36 hours of normal use and 24 hrs of medium to heavy use.
this phone tends to heat a bit while playing games or while using the phone while charging and playing games. the 3g version does not get hot even after you play games.
the camera of this phones does not justify the clarity and sharpness of a 13 mp camera. the camera of redmi 1s with a 8 mp shows better results than the camera of this phone. we need to keep in mind that this is a mobile phone with a camera to help you take images on the go and instantly. for day to day purpose the camera does a decent job. and who buys a mobile phone on the basis of its camera only.the front camera does more than a decent job for selfie freaks.
this is the only 5.5 inch phone, to my knowledge which has a removable battery . so even if the battery conks off in the near future we can buy the original one via flipkart and we wont need to replace our phone for that .
for 9999 rs along with the phone we also got access to the official forum of xiaomi where all the moderators and developers are willing to provide any help and are willing to answer all your questions and provide you updates and other files for free . they also have a section for indian users.i have never seen a company who provides that kind of comfort and importance to their clients . before a phone is launched you already have the necessary files and official people to help you with rooting, unrooting, upgrading, bugs etc
the biggest question is that is it worth spending 1 k extra for the 4 g version . the answer is yes because you get qualcom processor which is way better than the slow media tek octa core. you get kit kat out of the box and this makes the phone super smooth( lag free)compared to the 3g version. this phone will get the miui 6 sooner than the 3g version because qualcom has already released the kernel of this phone and xiaomi has already released miui6 global rom for this phone on there website whereas mediatek still has not even given confirmation if they will release the kernel of the 3g version or not and if they do not then this phone will not get any upgrade.
update:- xiaomi has already released the kernel of redmi 4g device( ie this device) but there is no confirm date as of when they will release the kernel for redmi note 3g mediatek .
many people will compare this device with yureka but all I want to say that yu is made by MICROMAX . do I need to say anything else.
ps- kudos to flipkart for delivering the product before time .