Lenovo Phab 2 Plus and Xiaomi Mi Max

Big screen phones with display size of 5.5-inches or 5.7-inches have become mainstream but phone makers believe there is an audience that is open to the idea of using phones with screen size above 6-inches. Lenovo’s Phab Plus (6.8-inch display), Oppo R7 Plus (6-inch display), Xiaomi Mi Max and Mi Max Prime (6.4-inch display) and now Lenovo Phab 2 Plus (6.4-inch) are some of the phones that offers a truly big screen experience. The Phab 2 Plus is likely to be pitted against the Xiaomi Mi Max as it belongs to the same price segment and screen size.
The Phab 2 Plus comes with full metal body and a sealed back panel.

The Phab 2 Plus comes with full metal body and a sealed back panel. The two SIM slots (nano/micro) and the microSD slot have been put in a metallic tray along the side panel. It tips the scales at 218g and measures 9.6mm sideways. It also comes with a finger-print sensor that is placed on the back panel. The Xiaomi Mi Max is another metal clad smartphone with a unibody design. However, it looks a lot thinner and is lighter to hold too. It is just 7.5mm thick and weighs 203g. Its finger print sensor is placed on the back too. The Phab 2 plus is available in gold and a gunmetal grey variant will be available soon. The Mi Max, comes in dark grey, silver and gold.
Phab 2 Plus and the Mi Max have a 6.4-inch IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 1,920x1,080p.

Both Phab 2 Plus and the Mi Max have a 6.4-inch IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 1,920x1,080p. Both phones allow users to tinker with the display, adjust colour temperature for their convenience, but Xiaomi offers a few extra features such as Sunlight display and Reading mode. The Sunlit display automatically adjusts contrast levels in each pixel without causing any drastic changes in brightness levels when you move from a low lit environment to a bright environment. The Reading mode changes the display colour to orange to minimise the effect of Bluelight on eyes. The other area where the Mi Max looks better is the layer of Gorilla Glass it uses. It uses the more rugged Gorilla Glass 4 while the Phab 2 Plus uses Gorilla Glass 3.

The Phab 2 Plus is driven by MediaTek’s 8783 octa-core processor with 3GB RAM. This is a new processor and hasn’t been used in many phones. It supports 4G networks and VoLTE calling. The processor used in Mi Max belongs to Qualcomm’s new series of high-performance hexa-core processor known as Snapdragon 650 and has paired it with 3GB RAM. This processor has been used in Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 too and in real life scenario it can handle mist heavy tasks such as multi- tasking with consummate ease. The Mi Max supports 4G networks and VoLTE calling. Any comment on the performance of Phab 2 Plus can be made after it has been used for a few days.

Battery is another area where Lenovo has made the most of the phone’s big chassis. Phab 2 Plus comes with a 4,050mAh non removable Li-ion battery. The Mi Max has an upper hand over it as far as battery capacity is concerned. Its 4,850 mAh non removable battery is technically bigger but that doesn’t necessarily mean its battery backup is going to be better too, especially if we factor in the fact that its resource intensive MIUI I’d competing with plain Android of Phab 2 Plus.

Both Phab 2 Plus and the Mi Max run (6.0) Marshmallow version of Android with a a different user interface on top.Lenovo has gone with plain Android interface with no option for a secondary custom UI, as it has been doing in some of the Vibe series phones since last few months. This is likely to put less stress on the phone’s hardware. On the other hand the Mi Max runs its proprietary custom UI. It looks funky and offers plenty of cool themes but can be bit overwhelming to use for first time users.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime

As the name suggests, it’s the prime or exclusive version of the Redmi 4 with some of the best features in this category.

The Redmi 4 Prime have a 5″ IPS screen but of the higher 1080p resolution. The upgrades continue with the chipset, which is Snapdragon 625 with an octa-core 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 processor and Adreno 506 GPU.

Also it comes in 32 GB variant with 3 GB of RAM. Further, it has better connectivity options as it is equipped with Full Netcom 3.0.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime is already available on-preorder in China for CNY 899 or $133 and will go on sale on Monday.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Standard

Talking about the Redmi 4, It consists a 5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) display, and is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC clocked at 1.4GHz coupled with the Adreno 505 GPU and 2GB of RAM. It embeds a 13-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.2 aperture, 5-lens system, PDAF, and dual-LED flash. On the front, it bears a 5-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 aperture.

It is bolted with a 13 MP camera on the back having phase-detection autofocus and comes with a dual-LED (but not dual-tone) flash. There’s a 5MP shooter on the front side. All its power comes from a 4,100 mAh battery which can sustain day and half easily on more than normal usage. It also have same Hybrid slot and 16 GB of Internal Storage.

Always on Fingerprint sensor is present on the back side of the device below the camera.

It is up for grabs in  gold, silver, or dark gray colors for CNY 699 and $104. Xiaomi Redmi 4 is already on pre-order in China and will go on sale in Monday, November 7.

Xiaomi Redmi 4A

Xiaomi Redmi 4A is the cheapest device with lowest lot of features as compared to other two. This metal clad device packs a 5″ IPS screen of 720p resolution and runs on the Snapdragon 425 chipset with a quad-core 1.4GHz Cortex-A53 processor, Adreno 308, and 2GB of RAM.

There’s 13MP shooter on the back with a 5 MP front side sensor. It is backed by 3,120 mAh battery and a 16 GB on board memory. Also there’s a dual SIM hybrid slot in which you can insert a microsd card with single SIM or you can adjust dual SIM cards. There’s no Fingerprint sensor on this variant of the device.

The phone will cost CNY 499 or $74 in China and will go on sale on November 11. It is available in two color options, Gold and Rose Gold.

Xiaomi Redmi 4A, Redmi 4 Standard, and Redmi 4 Prime Officially Unveiled

Finally, Xiaomi Redmi 4 has made its way and is out of wraps. Xiaomi introduced not only a Redmi 4 single variant, indeed, there are three variants of the device. The names of variants are Redmi 4A, Redmi 4 Standard and Redmi 4 Prime.

All three phones are differentiated on the basis of specs. Let’s find what each phone packs.

Xiaomi Mi6 In Developement: Company Asks for Specs Via Poll

Recently, Xiaomi launched Mi Note 2 and kind of Bezelless device, Mi Mix at an event in China. Earlier, we were waiting global launch of Mi NOte 2, but recently a Xiaomi Official has stated that it will remain exclusive for China.

It’s been 6 months since the launch of the Mi 5 in the Global market. After that no other Xiaomi Device has been launched at such a GLobal scale. Now all eyes are on Mi 6. Xiaomi has started development for the same and they are asking for the suggestions via poll about what they want in the Mi 6.

They have given 3 options and here they are as follows:

First on the list is a Snapdragon 8xx-powered model with a 20-megapixel camera, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB storage and a ‘light metal body’. The second device would offer dual cameras with OIS, 4 gigs of RAM and 64 GB storage in a ‘curved glass body’, but it would be powered by a Snapdragon 65x SoC instead. The last option suggests another Snapdragon 65x-powered effort that would again included dual cameras, but no OIS. There would, however, be 6 GB RAM, 64 GB storage and a light metal body like the proposed Snapdragon 8xx model.

Well, If we see Mi 5 launch date, than we can expect the Mi 6 at the same time around February march launch.