Xiaomi Redmi Note Combines 5.5-inch HD IPS Display with Octa-core Processor

Based in China, Xiaomi is starting to gain global attention thanks to its beautifully-designed and feature-packed smartphones. The RedMi Note is the company’s latest masterpiece comes with attractive features than its predecessor Redmi such as 5.5-inch HD display, MediaTek’s octa-core processor, 2GB of random access memory (RAM), and 16GB of expandable storage.

With MTK 8-core processor, Redmi Note comes with 78% higher processing performance than its predecessor. Redmi Note was designed with an attractive glossy plastic body and dual SIM capability for travellers who want to use their own SIM along with a local SIM.

Specification of Redmi Note:

• 5.5-inch HD 178° in-plane switching (IPS) technology (1280×720) display delivers stunning colour consistency from almost any angle
• MediaTek MTK 6592 octa-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz
• Mali-450 GPU graphics
• 2GB RAM
• 13-megapixel rear facing camera that boasts a 28mm wide-angle lens with LED flash and 5-megapixel front facing camera
• 8GB built in memory and supports up to 32GB external storage
• Supports Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n connectivity and Bluetooth 4.0
• 3,200mAh lithium-polymer battery that supports up to 775 hours standby time
• QWERTY Virtual keyboard
• Dual sim – WCDMA slot for 3G data and 1 GSM slot for 2G data
• Android 4.2 optimized with MIUI version 5 OS

Redmi Note measure 154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm and weighs only 199 grams. It is currently only available in Asia with cost HKD$1,239 ($159) in Hong Kong, RM509 ($157) in Malaysia, and S$199 ($154) in Singapore.