Analysis: phablet Samsung Galaxy Note 5 – Tecmundo

When Samsung introduced the world to the new Galaxy Note 5, fans of the brand who have had some previous line model Note were confused. The new phablet simply had lost some of the features that most interested them:. Removable battery, space for memory cards and infrared

At the same time, however, the Korean got the attention of several other people for your product, which is now much more attractive to the general public

With this change in strategy, the company may have “killed” the tradition of its line Galaxy Note, but may also have achieved something unprecedented:. make an Android big man unit and stylus crayon desired by the average consumer, who usually enjoys more compact and less complex devices.

Of course this is no guarantee of success, especially because we’re talking about an expensive device . But is it worth expend so much real in the new premium high-end manufactured by Samsung?

Design

Não We can deny that the Note 5 design is what most impresses the appliance at first. The device is a phablet very good to hold and really do not look so uncomfortable in his hand as any other similarly sized model. It is much more compact than the iPhone 6S Plus, for example, and has a 0.2 ” larger screen. That is, the occupancy rate of the front face of the screen is much better on the phone from Samsung.

Leaving this more dimensional aspect aside, let’s discuss the look of this phablet. The design language is almost the same inaugurated on Galaxy S6, but the Note 5 looks more like the S6, with a peculiarity. Instead of having the curved screen edges, the rear of the apparatus is that it has this characteristic. This makes it much easier to handle.

Podemos also say that this is the most beautiful Android device ever released by Samsung as a whole. The mirrored aspect of it, especially in gray we received for testing, is very nice. It reflects a little light, but not directly, and you can not “comb hair” looking at the device, since it is not a fact mirror.

At the front, barely We have side edges, which makes it very compact unit and really beautiful. Nevertheless, it is not so easy to make accidental touches the screen side as it might seem. Finally, this whole body covered in glass and matte metal makes the set a flat either, but it is less slippery than devices made all in metal, for example.

Desempenho

O Galaxy Note 5 provides a processor manufactured by Samsung itself named Exynos 7420, which is basically the octa-core chip for better performance today. Other than that, it brings 4GB of RAM and a GPU top of the line. With this you can be sure that everything in the Google Play will run smoothly on that device.

In our daily tests, we noted that these specifications really make a difference. Everything runs very smoothly, and you can switch between heavy apps without having to reload them all the time. This is very interesting for those who need to handle multiple browser windows or social networking apps simultaneously. In short, you get your content always available in the background.

It is worth noting that the Note 5, as well as all Samsung’s top of the line, can open more than one app at a time and split screen. In our tests, all applications support this feature worked perfectly well.

We run also some more demanding games such as Batman Arkham Origins and Real Racing 3, and the device could deliver maximum performance without problems. Now check out the results in the benchmarks.

Benchmarks

For this analysis, we submitted the Note 5 to five benchmark applications. They are:. 3D Mark (Ice Storm Unlimited) AnTuTu Benchmark 5, Basemark X, GFX Bench (T-Rex HD Off Screen and T-Rex HD On Screen) and Vellamo Mobile Benchmark (HTML 5 and Metal)

3D Mark (Ice Storm Unlimited)

The Ice Storm Unlimited test 3D Mark, is used to make direct comparisons between processors and GPUs. Factors such as display resolution can affect the final result. The higher the score, the better the performance.

AnTuTu Benchmark 5

One of the most respected benchmark applications in its class, the AnTuTu benchmark 4 interfaces tests, CPU, GPU and RAM. The results are added together and generate a final score. The higher the score, the better the performance.

Basemark X

The Basemark X focuses primarily on measuring the graphic quality of the devices. Based on the Unity engine 4, the app applies high-density tests, showing which of the devices does better at running games. The higher the score, the better the performance.

GFX Bench (T-Rex HD)

The GFX Bench is designed to measure the graphic quality. This includes items such as performance stability, rendering quality and energy consumption. The results are shown in average of frames per second (fps). The higher the score, the better the performance.

Vellamo Benchmark Mobile

The Vellamo Mobile Benchmark applies two tests to the appliance, HTML5 and Metal. The first one is rated the cell performance in direct internet access via browser. You Metal test, the final number indicates the processor performance. The higher the score, the better the performance.

Tela

O phablet this display is being considered by many “the best screen ever used on a mobile device.” It really has an amazing quality compared to any current device, but it is good to wait until the release of Xperia Z5 Premium Sony, which has a 4K display, to have the final verdict in this regard. The Samsung device is in the 2K, but the Korean screens typically outperform competitors not by resolution but by the color balance and brightness.

For now, however, you will not find any smartphone or tablet in the current market with a better screen than the Note 5. We are talking about a Super AMOLED 5.7 ” with 1440×2560 resolution and 518 pixels per inch density. In our tests, was especially remarkable purity of whites.

The reproduction of other colors also happens to very realistically, especially in the case of black, it really is black and not gray. Brightness levels are also very satisfactory, and you can see quite easily around the screen content even outdoors.

Software

This is always a sore spot in smartphones from Samsung . The company has the notorious tradition of making its interface, TouchWiz, very heavy with unnecessary animations and slow and often embark still very “crapware”. Last year, however, the Korean has improved significantly, and you can see it in Note 5.

The look of the software is more enjoyable because it is much more streamlined and minimalist, but still has a bit of room for improvement. The overall interface is with smooth and fast animations, and you do not find more those icons “cheesy” or poorly developed native apps.

However, the problem is the amount of extra apps. Taking all native items of Android, is in Note 5 other 22 apps installed by the manufacturer, which includes several Microsoft products and Facebook. Almost all of them can be disabled, but few can be uninstalled for good.

Of course many are useful, and you end up installing much on your device in any way, but it is never nice to have the manufacturer making that choice user. In the end, not enough to be a problem, but is rather something unnecessary.

The version of Android is the Lollipop 5.1.1, but an upgrade to 6.0 Marshmallow is on the way.

S Pen

The S Pen is the hallmark of the Galaxy Note line, and Samsung can improve this feature every year. However, only now in 2015 the S Pen became really great. If you use it in Samsung’s own apps, there is lag some at the time of writing.

It’s as if you were writing on a white board with marker, because of the tip sliding on the smooth screen form. It is not like pen and paper because the paper offer a rugged resistance, but gives pro spent. On the other hand, in third-party apps such as OneNote, the pen has a considerable delay

Acreditamos the only stylus cinnamon better than either the S Pen Pen Microsoft Surface, which accompanies the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, but we can not say that for sure because we’ve never done a test with these models.

As for the software that comes with the S Pen, Samsung did a great job. All are very practical and responsive, but we can highlight the S Note, which allows the user to make quick notes just taking a pen and writing on the phablet blocked black screen. Ie you do not need to unlock the device to start writing.

The Smart Capture, which is part of the “Hanging Commands” S Pen, is another very interesting novelty. You can capture your screen and write it to share with friends, but you can do better than that.

Drawings (anadores) made with the S Pen

If you are in an app that allows you to scroll the page vertically, you can capture the full extent with the “Roll” function. Make common capture and quickly, move the pointer S Pen to the lower left corner to have the option to show.

Cameras

There is also talk that the Galaxy cameras Note 5 are among the best in the market today, trailing only the Xperia Sony Z5. In our tests, we noticed that the quality is truly impressive and the color reproduction is surprisingly natural, without much saturation, but also not too “watery”.

In automatic mode, the only one we take into account in our analysis, it is very easy to make a picture of great quality. First because the camera app open very quickly, you give two quick taps the Home button and the device already allows the photos. With a tap on the capture button, the images are ready with a higher than normal speed. If you do not pay attention, you can even notice that the photo has already been taken.

The result of the images is great overall. Machine does well balance exposure in virtually any situation, even at night, whose photos are as beautiful as in prosumer cameras. In this situation, there is almost no noise, and the colors are not distorted. During the day, as might be expected, the results could not be better. Check out the gallery.

What can be the weak point in the field of photography for Note 5 is the front camera. In automatic mode, it tries to “beautify” artificially people’s faces in the picture, and this is usually very strange, especially if you do a selfie very closely. Of course you can change this in the settings, but the automatic mode is the default camera.

On the other hand, the device is excellent for video recording. It has optical image stabilization, and therefore nothing is blurring as more basic appliances. As with photos, the overall quality of the images in terms of color reproduction and exposure is usually very good, and the automatic adjustment of focus happens very quickly. You can make videos in 1080p at 60 fps, but 4K (2160p), only 30 fps.

Battery

Note 5 no longer has a massive battery and great autonomy as his predecessors had. This leaves the cute and compact phone, but it’s not practical for heavy users . If you want extra autonomy, you need to carry a power bank with you instead of an extra battery.

This does not mean, however, that Note 5 has a bad battery life. Quite the opposite. He manages to stay a whole day running smoothly under moderate or heavy use and if you do not mess too much with it, you can get a day and a half or even two, in extreme cases.

our tests, taking pictures often giving social networking, browsing at 4G and playing casually, he reached the end of the day with more than 30% of charge left. On a more methodical evaluation, we can end all the battery in 8 hours and 20 minutes running a video on YouTube with WiFi on and the screen brightness set to maximum.

This tag is average for phablet the which is quite beyond the usual top notch.

Sound and extras

Note 5 has only one speaker at the bottom, and the output is not up to much. It is very easy to cover it with your fingers while playing games, but, on the other hand, the sound is better than expected. He is loud, clear and has few distortions. The surprise in this department is the headset, which should please both the quality of construction when the sonic performance.

Another highlight is the bed of fingerprints. He is very precise and very practical to use on a daily basis to avoid getting drawing patterns or entering passwords on the smartphone. It can configure multiple fingers, but this may be somewhat time consuming. At the time of use to unlock, however, reading is always fast, but sometimes fails

In the box, you get a charger” Fast Charging “that actually charges your battery shortly. With about an hour into the outlet, you already have a nearly full charge. The smartphone also features wireless charging, but you need to buy an extra accessory for it.

There are six additional tips for the S Pen and a tool to make the switch.

It is worth?

We can not answer this question categorically. We must take a few points into account and assess the class in which this phablet is inserted. If we consider only the price of it compared to the other common line of tops, would be unfair to the Note 5.

The official value is R $ 3,799 (but can be found in promotions of up to R $ 2,771 ), and their performance in benchmarks is very similar to the Galaxy S6, for example, which can now be purchased for R $ 2,200 or less.

However, one must understand that the Note 5 is a big screen phablet has an S Pen of great quality and a really impressive camera, and an interesting autonomy and many other useful and unique features.

What weighs against him is the fact to be only the option of 32 GB of storage without the possibility to expand it with memory cards. However, the look of the handset is really beautiful, and its significantly compact body.

In addition, he is one of the most expensive category of today’s mobile devices, comprising iPhone 6s Xperia X5 Plus and Premium. These two competitors are not yet available in Brazil, but lower expectations comment that both will surpass the mark of R $ 4000 handily at lower settings.

Another competitor example would be the Moto X Force, arriving to Brazil soon with hardware resources and lower by R $ 3,149. . Viewed in this light, it becomes clear that the Galaxy Note 5 is worth very much worth

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Note 5 and S6 Edge with “significant increase” sales – News Minute to (press release)

According to The Verge, Samsung claims to have seen a “significant increase” of the Galaxy Note 5 sales, Galaxy S6 Edge +, Galaxy A and Galaxy J.

Although it has sold more smartphones mid-range, cutting the tops of the range Galaxy S6 and S6 + contributed to a decrease in profits of the mobile segment, compared to the same period last year.

In an attempt to ‘convert’ users from iPhones, Samsung cut the price of the new Galaxy, coming to offer to American consumers, 110 euros by switching devices.

Samsung’s decision to launch the Note 5 in August, a month earlier than usual, seems to have had in the profits of the mobile division.

Redmi Note 2 Pro can be launched with metal body and … – Tudocelular.com

Xiaomi has brought a lot of nice thing for the market and the phablet Redmi Note 2, launched in August, is a great example of this. Some recent rumors began to point to the launch of a turbocharged version of the same design bringing the already known, but with more powerful hardware. The first of the Note series was revealed in 2014 coming up with robust specifications and attractive price. Of course, the latest model launched is nonetheless an intermediary with 5.5 inch screen and Full HD resolution, 2GB of RAM, 13 megapixel camera with X10 chipset Helio (MT6795) of MediaTek.

The Redmi Note 2 Pro has undergone recent certification in China, confirming that a successor with metal body is on its way. The specifications were not yet clear, but a Chinese source claims to have laid hands on a device test unit and could reveal what it has to offer. The new release will maintain the same size and the previous screen resolution. It will come with Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset 808 64-bit hex-core versions with 2 or 3 GB of RAM, plus two storage options: 16:32 GB.

The source also said that the Redmi Note 2 Pro will come with biometric reader on the back, just below the main camera. He failed to comment on the sensor used by Xiaomi this release nor the unit’s photographic capabilities. However, the previous rumors believed megapixel with 13 options in the main and the front 5 megapixel camera. Finally, the novelty will come with MIUI 7, famous Chinese ROM that brings a highly modified interface on top of Android.

The source also came to pass the possible release prices. The most basic version with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage can hit the market for $ 173 already the most top version with 1 GB RAM and more than double the storage for $ 236. If these values ​​are correct this will be the smartphone with Snapdragon 808 with the best cost-benefit of the market. Even coming here with the high dollar and high taxes, the news would have a better price than others in the market with plastic body without biometrics and simpler hardware.

Android 5.1.1 comes to Samsung Galaxy Note 4 – Tecmundo

Samsung device Galaxy Note 4 owners can now celebrate: Sammy is updating the systems for Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Unfortunately, it is still not sure when it will arrive here for all users -. But you may receive a message with the update at any time

The first users who received new system are with the SM-N910C model. The software arrived via OTA (over-the-air), ie update via WiFi. See the screenshot below for details.

São 627 MB forming the Android 5.1.1. According to Samsung, the new features include improved notifications system, security updates – as a possible solution to the Stagefright, as noted TudoCelular staff – a faster experience and a more stable interface. The firmware can be downloaded here.

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Galaxy Note 3 Neo begins to be upgraded to Android 5.1.1 … – Tudocelular.com

We know that Samsung is obsessed with launching dozens of variants for all its major smartphones. With the Galaxy Note 3, the company brought a more basic version of the device to the market with similar design, but focusing on delivering a simpler hardware and more affordable price. The big problem is that the company only launches Android updates to a very restricted portfolio, usually those who are part of the high-end of the company. The Android Lollipop was uncertain for the Galaxy Note 3 Neo for a long time, but the company decided to release the update in August. Now, we are surprised to see that the device is also getting the version 5.1.1 of the Google system.

The Galaxy Note 3 Neo was launched in early 2014 and came with decent hardware to run transitions soft and other modifications present in TouchWiz, including a 5.5-inch screen in HD resolution (1280 x 720 pixels), 2GB of RAM, chipset Exynos 5260, with six-core processor running at up to 1.7 GHz clock, 16 GB of memory for internal, expandable storage via microSD card, 8-megapixel main camera and front 2-megapixel and 3,100 mAh battery. As can be seen, the model has enough hardware to Lollipop account, leaving no excuses for the South Korean deny this update.

The first market receiving Android 5.1.1 Lollipop for the Galaxy Note 3 Neo is South Korea. The news is coming over the air for Koreans, including the SM-N750L models SM-N750K and SM-N750S. Other regions that count on these variants should begin receiving the update in the coming weeks. Of course, with the release of Android 6.0 Marshmallow users appliance or owe more to cheer because they are getting a newer version of Lollipop. Anyway, it’s better to get stuck in the most stable version of Google’s system has a major correction of security problems.

The update comes with a 900 MB file that brings all the changes made by Google before the release of Android Marshmallow. Unfortunately, the TouchWiz still continues with some elements found in the Galaxy Note 3, leaving out great new features like the Samsung themes manager. Anyway, the kernel has a build date of October 12, showing that the company has been working in the code until recently. The firmware can also be downloaded, going through the same by ODIN. Meanwhile, the novelty may take to get here via OTA.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo is still not available in online stores. To be notified when it arrives click here.

[Surge new image of Redmi Note 2 Pro] – Mobile Xpert

Many fans of Xiaomi are awaiting for the company soon reveal its newest top of the line, the Xiaomi Mi 5, but in recent days was not he who It took the spotlight in the news media. It turns out that another unit of the company was highlighted after an image is revealed showing what appears to be an official photo.

It is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro, which according to the latest rumors will come to market with the same specifications as Redmi Note 2, which was also launched in August, but with metal fabrication and model option with fingerprint scanner.

If the rumors turn out to be true and both devices have the same specifications, the Redmi Note 2 Pro will hit the market with screen 5.5 inches, resolution of 1080 x 1920, MediaTek MT6795 processor, octa-core, 2.2GHz, 2GB of RAM and 32GB for internal storage with support for expansion through microSD. The main camera is a 13MP and 5MP front, the 3060mAh battery and Android will be or the Marshmallow Lollipop 5.1 or 6.0.

Galaxy Note 5 worth it? Learn all about what’s new in … – Globo.com

The Galaxy Note 5 is a top of the line foblet that lives up to the tradition of “family” Note. The smartphone is powerful specifications and positive changes in relation to the Galaxy Note 4 , predecessor considered a great example of the type of device. However, the smartphone, launched in August 2015, is priced quite “salty” in Brazil

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For these and other, it will be worth buying the Galaxy Note 5? Check the main novelties of the Device Samsung to learn to invest R $ 4,000 on the smartphone is a good decision or not.

Price and launch in Brazil

The Galaxy Note 5 was released in the US in August, but came to Brazil only a month later. On the official site, the phone is available in values ​​from R $ 3,799. Customers, however, can buy the device for telephone operators and retail networks, which typically offer lower prices.

Settings

Note 5 provides powerful technical specifications, entitled to score 69,465 points in AnTuTu performance test, which measures the system performance. The result is the third best among current smartphones, behind only the Galaxy S6 Active and Galaxy S6 Edge .

The main foblet features are the S-Pen and the huge 5.7-inch screen (2560 × 1440 pixels). The gadget’s rear camera has 16 megapixels, while the front camera has 5 megapixel sensor. For good measure, he has 4 GB of RAM and powerful battery capacity of 3,000 mAh. In addition, the device is equipped with technology for wireless charging.

Available Versions

It can also be acquired in three colors: navy blue, silver and gold. Samsung’s online store, all are available with the same amount of internal memory of 32 GB.

S-Pen Pen

The S-Pen is the official pen of Samsung for their phones. With the accessory, it can perform various functions, such as writing with its own letter, draw and even touching the screen without using fingers, which prevents dirt on the screen.

In addition, the pen commands the Air Command menu, creating quick access icons to several important functions. Strategically located within the cell, S-Pen can be removed practically at any time. Undoubtedly, it is a nice feature.

Fast Charger

The Galaxy Note 5 supports faster loading other gadgets from Samsung. The smartphone takes only 90 minutes to fully charge 0%, according to the manufacturer. All this with the accessory in “ Adaptive Fast Charging.” In addition, there is the possibility of wireless charging.

Visual differentiated

The plastic of the first line of tops Samsung is not part of the Galaxy Note 5. The phone uses aluminum frame and also has coating both front as the back of Gorilla Glass 4. The look resembles the Galaxy S6 , but with curved rear edge. For those who like phones with sophisticated design, this is a great option.

Absence of cards

The appearance changes, however, have made an important detail of Samsung’s smartphones to stay outside:. the microSD card slot The amendment has already been criticized in the Galaxy S6, and it seems that the company did not listen to consumers again question is whether it is advantageous to R $ 4,000 in a device with 32 GB of internal storage <.. br />

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Improved screen

The Samsung bet on the display with the highest quality from all your devices until today. He has better brightness and visibility of the company’s other foblets, reproducing images more faithfully. In addition, per inch pixel density is among the highest in the market:. 518 ppi

See, in the video below, the test Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus

Galaxy Note 5 win update that improves battery life – Xpert Mobile

The Galaxy Note 5, phablet recently launched by South Korea’s Samsung, it has come in the market and has just received an update, but quiet, we are not talking about Android 6.0 Marshmallow yet (this is scheduled for the device until next year) and yes, an incremental update that according to the Softpedia website, improves battery life by reducing its consumption, while reinforcing some features related to privacy in the system. The update, which weighs 144MB, is being distributed via OTA ( Over The Air ), for now, only in Europe – still do not know when or if it will be sent to other markets.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro? Leak photos reveal body … – Tudocelular.com

While users continue to wait for Xiaomi announcement that will reveal your next smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi 5, which is expected to back biometrics and technology ‘Force Touch’ , images of another new machine were released today. The photos allegedly leaked reveal an alleged Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro The metal coated phablet is expected to be available in two versions.; being the difference is that a more evolved, will come with a fingerprint scanner.

The current speculation that talks about the Redmi Note 2 Pro claims that he would have the same specifications as Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 which was released in August. The only difference will be the metal construction and the aforementioned fingerprint reader.

The smartphone market and their prices are evolving rapidly and appliances are not budgeted only taking into account faster processors, better cameras and more memory. Premium features such as the metal body, fingerprint sensors, latest chipsets, among others, are doing quickly with the manufacturers launch more versions of its products for a higher value. And now it seems the fact Xiaomi wants to earn some money with this strategy with Redmi Note 2 Pro.

As can be seen in the leaked images, the Redmi Note 2 Pro looks somewhat similar to high- phones end made by HTC and Meizu. But anyway, it’s nice to finally see that Xiaomi is working more elaborately on the outside of their devices as well.

If rumors are correct, and Redmi Note 2 Pro shares in fact the same specifications as the Redmi Note 2, we can expect the device comes with a 5.5 inch screen with a resolution of 1080 x 1920, with a density of pixels 401ppi. The MediaTek MT6795 SoC feed the device with an octa-core 2.2GHz CPU and GPU PowerVR G6200. As for the memory, 2GB of RAM should be provided with expandable to 32GB of storage.

Furthermore, a 13MP camera is likely to be found at the back and the front camera would be 5MP, ready to capture selfies and handle video chats. A 3060mAh battery would keep everything running and Android 5.1 or maybe Android 6.0 is the operating system.

There is no word or rumor today about the possible price of the smartphone, but we expect the company offers a very competitive price, which is already typical of Xiaomi. If the company manage to get good prices, the unit may certainly be a success. The Redmi Note 2 Pro is expected to be announced in December 2015, possibly with the long-awaited Xiaomi Mi 5.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 It is still not available in online stores. To be notified when it arrives click here

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Xiaomi analysis Redmi Note 2 – AndroidGeek

Intro

The Xiaomi is a very interesting brand, as if that was not enough to have the 4th largest market share of the world mobile phones (5.7%) still manages to make devices air purifiers, blood pressure meters, gamepads and, among many other devices, most recently camcorders “all-terrain”. It has done so using a model of direct sales to consumers together with low profit margins, thereby succeeded beyond astronomical sales figures, generate a great fan base which among other things ensures a huge support in terms of software for all models Xiaomi smartphones, a true community; covering the high ranges to the lower, and after all, it is in the latter that fits Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 but how can they read, only on price is that this device can be considered a low range.

Hardware

The Redmi Note 2 is made entirely of plastic, a commitment I’m willing to do He helped keep the price of the device softly, as though it is not a plastic would call cheap. The two weeks I used the phone without any cover left no scratch or mark on its back cover.

The look is minimalist, but it’s good to note that the capacitive buttons below the screen are red (REDmi) what makes a funny contrast to the black device front.

The right side features the volume rocker and the On / Off, both plastic and with a very positive feedback when pressed. Unfortunately none of them seem to go that keep well over time

The left side is empty, unlike lower than It has a micro-USB port and the main microphone. The secondary microphone can be found at the top along with the IR emitter and the entrance to a jack 3.5mm. The column is located at the rear where there is also a high small prevents it from being muffled when the phone is placed on its back on a table. When removing the rear can access the battery, the two slot for Micro Sim cards and the entrance to the micro SD.

In this case the Xiaomi does not send headphones and the box can only find, in addition to the device, a USB cable to micro-USB, the plug adapter and an instruction book entirely in Chinese.

The screen displays a realistic color and a good definition as expected (Full HD). In terms of brightness, in my opinion, could be better. At least it is very dark indeed, facilitating their prolonged use in dark locations, but the maximum is slightly short because despite being usable in the sun, always gets the impression that could be better.

Despite not having any water resistance rating, the Xiaomi published on your channel a video where you can see it to be submerged in a container with water, and once removed, to continue working.

Battery

In the two months of daily use went through different ROMs, but the battery was one of those who remained points almost constant, and thank goodness! In my day-to-day with a use consisting of 2D games, view e-mails, surf the internet, Tapatalk and Facebook, about 100 sms’s and 1 hour of calls. With this, I come to the end of my 16-hour day with some spare battery and always spent more 3:30 am with LCD screen on (already for more than one time almost reached 5 am)! According to the MIUI the largest consumer of Bateira is, as expected, the screen; which tells us that the software is well optimized.

GPS

The GPS is one of the highlights of this device, contrary to what is said by the Internet SoCs MediaTek have no inherent problem with GPSs, simply have to be optimized with the software. In all my tests, this time just in the middle of Lisbon, the lock with the satellites was almost immediate and remained until the end of the trip, with only slight delays in most areas covered, but nothing to prevent its use.

Software

The very skin of Xiaomi The MIUI is a case of love or hate, with many people fleeing them and many others to try to install it (and with many success stories) in their smartphones that are not Xiaomi. For our handset is available version 6 of Stable or MIUI 7 in Developer mode, which means that despite having updates every Friday (the international version with Google applications is available only 1 or 2 days later) There may be some bugs.

The MIUI 7 is the Skins more fluid I found and also with the highest page settings, allowing you to control everything to the smallest detail, from the notifications to root access (the version developer comes with pre-root is easily activated and controlled on the smartphone itself, without external applications) to the color temperature or color assigned to each LED notification type. One of the details that you notice immediately is the absence of an application drawer, which are organized similarly to the iOS.

Performance

I can not say that the performance is top-notch, but believe that the Redmi Note 2 is far from the first to let you deem advance of turns. The Mt6795 has a graphic level of the best Snapdragon, but not so that they will be prevented from playing your favorite game; never had issues with Asphalt 8, Real Boxing or Dead Trigger 2. 2 GB of RAM allow a high level of multitasking, that if we are talking about commonly used applications such as Facebook, Messages, Camera, Browser or even games are not too demanding, the experience is always fluid. From the moment they open two heavy games while a few pages in the browser and the aforementioned applications, the situation tends to change the figure, and apart from some delays the more likely it is that the games are closed by the system.

How could it be otherwise, here are the results obtained in AnTuTu in normal and performance mode.

Sound
Since we are talking about a mobile phone should be noted that I never had any problems with the quality of phone calls and the volume may be increased to the point of being uncomfortable. The Bluetooth connection to the car runs smoothly and calls also take place normally.

Although it lacks one of the bands 4G utlizadas in Portugal, at least in Lisbon never noticed, since it has 4G in most places; only in a few buildings noticed the move to 3G. Unfortunately it will not be so in every country, especially away from our urban centers.

The sound quality is as expected from a mobile phone these perfectly satisfactory for anyone provided they do not is an audiophile, whether using earphones or column. But Redmi Note 2 has an asset that many others do not have a music application capable of playing various music files in lossless formats. For those who still like to buy CDs and listen to them without compressions, do it in a mobile phone is a chore because the vast majority of applications does not support these files, believe me, I speak from experience. As there is not all rosy, its interface is of poor quality, it is not possible to choose one artist and then narrow down the results by Album. Or is chosen by Artist, Album or Folder. After all it seemed a lesser evil.

House

The camera presented to us leaves something to be desired at least until we remember how much it cost the phone. To facilitate this analysis I will leave it to the discretion of each side of each photo taken with the Redmi Note 2 (RIGHT) will put a shot with one that is certainly one of the best mobile of the moment cameras, the Samsung Galaxy S6 (LEFT).

Conclusion

Throughout this review I mentioned several times the price of this smartphone, but the truth is that this can vary greatly depending on the store, and therefore for reference I can say that paid for it € 146. That being said I can also say that if he had paid € 178, continue to feel you are on top of smartphone & lt; € 200.

There is a premium offer, is made of plastic, “only” has 2 GB of RAM, the screen is “only” Full HD and the camera is not exceptional; on the other hand has battery for all day use and multitasking result of fluid and quickly, the processor can handle 3D games, GPS does not fail and the software is stable and useful. Moreover as it is a Xiaomi has an active community, always ready to improve it and to help those in need.

It has been my only phone in the last two months, and could not be more pleased with the purchase.

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