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Redmi Y1 Review: Pocket-friendly selfie smartphone from Xiaomi
- Updated: December 7, 2017
Chinese handset builder Xiaomi has climbed to second mark in a Indian smartphone marketplace after entrance here scarcely 4 years ago. The association has now stretched a bill choice with a selfie-centric ‘Redmi Y’ series
New Delhi: Chinese handset builder Xiaomi has climbed to second mark in a Indian smartphone marketplace after entrance here scarcely 4 years ago. The association has now stretched a bill choice with a selfie-centric ‘Redmi Y’ series. The new Redmi Y1 device comes in dual variants — 3GB RAM and 32GB inner storage during Rs 8,999 and 4GB RAM and 64GB inner memory various during Rs 10,999.
Redmi Y1. Pic/YouTube
At this cost indicate for a 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM devices, Redmi Y1 radically competes with “Canvas Infinity” from Micromax (which costs Rs 10,999) and Redmi Note 4 (Rs 9,999) — a hugely-popular Xiaomi device.
Does a device live adult to a selfie hype? Let us find out.
Xiaomi’s lass shot during throwing adult with a trend of selfie-focused smartphones does not go waste.
At initial glance, a smatphone looks utterly identical to a Redmi 4, though for a bigger-form cause that accommodates a 5.5-inch HD arrangement with Corning Gorilla potion on a top.
Redmi Y1 facilities a 16MP front camera with selfie light that prisoner minute selfies and had accurate colour reproduction. Additionally, there are “smart” and “pro” modes that assistance in serve smoothening a mural shots.
The front shooter has an orifice of f/2.0 and can record video during adult to 1080p resolution.
The behind camera on a device is a 13MP sensor with proviso showing automobile concentration (PDAF) and single-tone LED flash.
Similar to that of other Xiaomi devices, a camera app of Redmi Y1 houses modes such as “Panorama”, “Beautify” and “Manual”.
Images taken in day-light conditions had adequate fact and good colour balance.
The device offers a steel unibody pattern with receiver bands using during a tip and bottom on a behind side.
Interestingly, Redmi Y1 has a really light-form cause that creates doing it really easy. The fingerprint sensor during a behind is utterly accessible and unlocks a phone fast.
The Snapdragon 435 processor does a pursuit good in powering a device as good as gripping it cold while we played some power-intensive games such as “Prime Peaks”.
There was no conspicuous stumble when we non-stop mixed tabs on a Chrome browser, streamed song and used amicable media apps.
Only a right bottom-firing orator is organic that is able adequate to not let we skip calls.
The smartphone runs Android 7.1.2 Nougat handling complement (OS) with a tradition MIUI 8 on top.
Xiaomi’s latest MIUI 9 ascent that includes India-specific facilities that started rolling out from Nov 3 is expected to be rolled out for Redmi Y1 shortly as well.
What does not work?
Photography in low-light conditions was flattering severe for Redmi Y1’s primary camera. We beheld pellet in a images while zooming in.
Xiaomi’s heading navigation keys are placed next a arrangement though they don’t support back-lit underline like a Redmi Note 4.
Conclusion: Redmi Y1 is a good try by a Chinese handset builder in production a bill phone that is not only about selfies. A light-form factor, decent specs — detached from a good selfie camera — make it a clever contender opposite other Android bill phones.