Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Review: A Peek Into The Smartphone

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Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Review A Peek Into The
Smartphone

• JustInReviews offers you a peek into the latest
  gadget from Xiaomi, i.e. the 'Xiaomi Redmi Y1'
  with this review.
• Xiaomi has come up with yet another series in
  India this month, named the Redmi Y series. With
  this move, Xiaomi is looking forward at a
  devoted lineup to capitalize on the selfie fever.
  Its first gadget, the Redmi Y1, is known to have
  good specifications on paper, yet would it be
  advisable for it to be your first choice? We try
  to find out.
• Look and Feel
• Upon looking at the Redmi Y1, one can definitely
  state that it has the family look. The Redmi Y1
  is bigger as compared to the Redmi 4, donning a
  5.5-inch display. There are non-illuminated
  capacitive touch buttons beneath the screen for
  navigation rather than on-screen touch buttons,
  and the typical sensors above it also.
• The base of the phone has the Micro-USB port for
  charging, and grilles on either side. It
  additionally has an IR producer that some may
  discover to be handy, situated at the top of the
  phone alongside an auxiliary mic for noise
  cancellation and a 3.5mm earphone jack. The Redmi
  Y1 contents are bare minimum- inside the box,
  you just get a SIM ejector, a 10W adapter, and a
  Micro-USB data cable.

Lift up the smartphone and you will see that it
is genuinely light at 153g. Xiaomi has utilized
plastic in its body, which helps hold the weight
down. While the chrome based highlighting gives
the feeling that it has a metal backplate, the
whole back and sides alongside the power and
volume buttons are of plastic. The 13-megapixel
rear camera and the single-LED flash are situated
in the upper left corner while the fingerprint
scanner is at the center. The scanner area is
handy making it simple to reach.
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• Battery Power and Connectivity
• To fuel the Y1, Xiaomi has utilized a 3080mAh
  non-removable battery which is of lower capacity
  than the 4100mAh battery in the Redmi 4.
• In case of connectivity, the Redmi Y1 brings
  latest technology like Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,
  Bluetooth 4.2, AGPS, GPS, GLONASS and Beidou
  support. Sensors present on the Redmi Y1
  incorporate an accelerometer, ambient light
  sensor, proximity sensor, electronic compass,
  hall sensor and a gyroscope. It offers
  compatibility for 4G and VoLTE on both the SIMs.
  However, just one can get access to a 4G network
  at one time.
• Cameras
• The highlight of the Y1 gadget is its
  16-megapixel front facing camera and diffused
  selfie flash. There are not very many phones
  that have such a sensor in the front, and the
  inclusion of the front facing flash expands its
  allure. The primary camera on the back side has a
  13-megapixel sensor with PDAF and a f/2.2
  aperture.
• Selfies happen to be the highlight of this new
  series. Under daylight, pictures are said to be
  sharp however have a considerable measure of
  grain which is noticeable on zooming in. Under
  low-light, the selfie flash is found to be handy
  and portraits shape up well, yet grain is pretty
  obvious in the background. The beautify mode
  smoothens the result bringing about a superior
  picture, yet generally the front camera isn't
  exactly there yet. That's what handlers feel.
• Technical Specifications
• To fuel the device, Xiaomi has picked the same
  Snapdragon 435 SoC that is at present powering
  its Redmi 4 (Review) smartphone. This happens to
  be an octa-core processor with a speed of 1.4GHz.
  The Y1 comes in two variants, one comprises of a
  3GB RAM and 32GB storage, the other with 4GB of
  RAM and 64GB storage. Go for either and you get
  the choice to increase storage by up to 128GB
  utilizing the committed microSD card slot.
• Performance
• As a part of technology review, we will check out
  the performance. With proven internals, it isn't
  astonishing that the Y1 offers a not too bad lag
  free experience. The phone is fast enough to
  unlock itself subsequent to scanning your
  fingerprint, and snappy to launch applications on
  the MIUI 9. Many have liked the display on the
  Y1, as colour reproduction is precise and viewing
  angles are found to be pretty good. You can
  likewise change the display by altering the
  colour temperature and contrast to blend with
  your taste. The phone was able to multitask with
  multiple applications running, without ending
  background processes. In general, handlers were
  content with the software and hardware blend
  that Xiaomi has to offer.

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• Price
• The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 is priced at Rs 8,999.
• Pros
• Design is said to be elegant
• Equipped with a 16MP selfie camera
• Allocated microSD slot
• New MIUI 9 skin
• Cons
• Performance is said to be mediocre
• Resolution that is low display
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