The Redmi Note 5 — A Worthy Successor to the Note 4?

Thanks to the massive success of the Redmi Note 4 last year, Xiaomi has comfortably established itself as the go-to provider for budget smartphones in India. They have also become the number one smartphone seller in the country, beating Samsung and other rivals hollow. Now, after a long hiatus since the Note 4, Xiaomi finally has its successor — the Redmi Note 5. But is it a worthy one, at that? Let’s see.

The first thing that catches your attention with the Note 5 is its big display. It boasts an amazing 5.99” full-HD display, and it’s the first smartphone in the Redmi series to sport such a tall screen. What’s good is that it still fits comfortably in your hand. In terms of energy consumption and performance, it’s very good and the battery is better than the Note 4. It easily lasts an entire day on medium usage, and there is no lag while switching between apps. You can multi-task quite easily, and gamers will be able to play graphic-intensive stuff pretty nicely. Even loading new apps happen instantly. So basically, it will handle anything you throw at it, and that’s good.

Talking about the camera, it features 5MP and 12 MP front and back, and it’s very good as well. It’s especially good for low-light photography, and takes some great landscape shots. Photos during the day come out well with good detailing. Even as a media player, the Note 5 is very nifty — it plays most audio and video formats, and can be viewed well even in direct sunlight.

In short, if you’re looking for a good, dependable budget smartphone, this is the phone for you. It has a fantastic screen and value for money. Its base variant packs in 3GB RAM and 32GB storage at ₹9,999. However, if you want extra power, you can go for the top variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, priced at ₹11,999.

If you’re a student and don’t have this kind of money on you, just head over to krazy.be/redminote5 where you can purchase the Note 5 on EMIs, for as low as ₹189 per month!