Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 review specifications MTK Helio X10

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8 responses to “Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 review specifications MTK Helio X10”

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   February 16, 2016

   Hector

   Hi , Damien , apologies for bumping this , but do you consider this still a good buy at this point ? There’s been this current trend for 3gb ram devices , but from what I have seen the note 2 easily holds its own in terms of performance -and the TDD version can be found for $120 ! Presumably it won’t get 6.0, but does that matter (with xiaomi doing its own thing)-we must surely be getting near the point of diminishing returns? Heretical statement- don’t know what happens under the hood, but some android updates look merely presentational -same stuff organised differently . Most ‘noteworthy’ thing about 6.0 I have seen is that the home screen rotates.
   So what do you think of this phone – I keep coming back to it as the one to get , especially in view of the price ?

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      February 16, 2016

      Damian Parsons

      Hello Hector, no need to apologize; I always welcome your comments. I noticed this the other day, one of our sponsors selling it for $129 I believe… It’s an incredible price for such a powerful mobile: 2GB RAM / 1080P / MTK6795. The only downside might be the battery life, with generally people reporting between 3-5 hours onscreen.

      For $30 more you can have the 2GB/16GB Redmi Note 3. It’s 20% more, but I think the bigger battery and touch-ID might be worth it for that price. Not sure if you’ve seen the review, but it can be found here: http://www.chinaphonearena.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-3-mtk/

      I don’t think we’ll see original Note 3 with official Marshmallow, or any MT6795 mobile with official Marshmallow. It’s just a guess; the reason being that generally MTK doesn’t release new Android kernels for older SoC.

      But, as you’ve already surmised, and I 100% agree with you, a big portion of the Android updates are visual. I have the Redmi 2 with 4.4 on it and it’s for the most part functionally no different than 6.0. Yes, as mentioned there are some minor under the hood improvements, bug fixes, and features added but they are really incremental; I’ve got no problem using a KitKat mobile and even Jelly Bean is more than fine with me.

      So definitely don’t worry about OS, and I think $120-$130 is a steal for the Note 2, but consider spending $30 more for the bigger battery in Note 3 if you think that might be beneficial for you.

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         February 16, 2016

         Hector

         Wow , quick reply , top bloke !
         Redmi note 3 is a fine looking phone , bigger battery yes , but touch id ? Who needs it ?! Biggest plus for me with note 2 is sd card option – Buying for my butterfingered daughter , and once she drops it , everything’s gone . Though I maight just keep it myself and give her my emax !
         I’m slowly but surely getting my colleagues to question the wisdom of taking up phone contracts and pointing them in the direction of these great value devices .
         Regards

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            February 16, 2016

            Hector

            Ps note 2 I believe is listed as getting marshmallow , as a lenovo k3 note and elephone p8000 amongst others which are using the older soc. Of course actually getting it is another matter!

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               February 16, 2016

               Damian Parsons

               Yes, exactly this; Elephone will usually tell us that the next version of Android is “coming soon” to their device.

               Xiaomi rumors often run the same way. There is really never any official response from Xiaomi, it is mostly fans and mods that repeat other rumors.

               I give MT6795 a 30% chance of seeing *official* Marshmallow. That is, I’d bet $100 to win $30 and call it a good bet. Let’s see how it goes and if the prediction is correct.

               re Touch-ID, I have always thought this as well, but it’s excellently implemented in the Note 3. Just tap and bam, in there in 1 second.

               That being said, the SD expansion option in Note 2 is a far better feature than Touch-ID. So then it comes down to battery, which if you’re not a heavy user should be fine on the Note 2.
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   February 16, 2016

   Hector

   Yes elephone -pretty sure Ivory was marketed as marshmallow , but in reality was upgradeable to it . That’s the catch with presale -eg Umi Touch looks nice , but having seen the bs from that particular company I don’t think I will bother !

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      February 16, 2016

      Damian Parsons

      There is no Elephone Ivory Marshmallow update, only rumors in November about it “coming in March”. A rumor that in 4 months a phone will get 6.0…

      The chances of MT6752/MT6753/MT6735/MT6732 seeing official 6.0 are next to nil.

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         February 16, 2016

         Hector

         Exactly .

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