News & Reviews:   Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

As announced in Xiaomi’s official Facebook Malaysia page, the Redmi Note 4 (4GB + 64GB variant, Black, Gold, Grey) will be arriving in Malaysia on 29 April 2017, while the Redmi 4X will be happening tonight in a special sale event by Direct D (Subang Jaya) at 9PM tonight!

Back when the Sony Xperia XA got released in Malaysia last year, it got smacked down as an overpriced mid-range phone because of its poor battery life and other reasons. Whatever the problem was, Sony has brought back a newer model called the Xperia XA1. But is the new device's performance as sub-par as before and is it worth RM1199? Let’s find out.

Ah, Xiaomi. They’re back again with a brand new budget friendly smartphone - the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 at the price of RM799 only. It’s even more affordable than the Redmi Note 3 which we reviewed last year. Ok, sure it’s really affordable but does that price equal quality? Thankfully yes and more, but read below to find out why we think Xiaomi is still on of the top contenders for the best budget friendly smartphone title here in Malaysia.

This week, it seems that not one, but three unknown Huawei smartphones variants have been spotted on TENAA. Under the codename TRT-AL00A, TRT-AL00, and TRT-TL10, it looks like these models are designed for various networks. Let’s take a look of what the list says about the tech-specs.

Aside from the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 that’s going on sale and gaining favourable reviews, the Mi Pad series is also another tablet from the company that we haven’t heard in a long time. The last time it came out was two years ago with the Mi Pad 2, but now the Mi Pad 3 is official without any announcement nor teaser. Below is the tech-specs:

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As announced yesterday, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has been officially launched in Malaysia for an affordable price of RM799 featuring respectable tech-specs such as a 14nm FinFET chip and Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, which Xiaomi claims to have improved thermal heat reduction by 20-25%, along with a 5.5-inch Full HD (1080p) display, 13MP rear camera (BSI CMOS, PDFA), and a 4100 mAh battery pack. We also got some hands-on pictures of the Mi 5C, but first check out the video below!

As previously mentioned, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is officially launched today at Online Mi Store Lazada retail outlets and other authorised distributors (such as ERA International Network Sdn Bhd) nationwide. The company's Redmi Note series is now made in all premium metal body, the first device (in any of their series) to be in black in colour, 2.5D curved glass, as well as having a 14nm LPP FinFET chip allowing power efficiency by 20% resulting thermal reduction. Below is the official tech-specs:

Xiaomi may have released a few products here in Malaysia, but not the Mi series like the upcoming Mi 6 that will be revealed soon in the coming weeks. That being said, Xiaomi may have another surprise for us and rumours have it that they are planning to release a new Redmi Pro 2 at the end of this month.

While we wait for the official launch of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 this Thursday in Malaysia, here are some juicy Mi 6 tech-specs rumours going on. Rumoured to debut in April (and probably China first), here’s what we have gathered from the source of the leak: