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Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Review

Score: 72.1 / 100

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 is a completely fascinating Android phone launched back in the year 2017, provisioned with a large 5.5" display, a high-tech Octa-Core CPU speeding at 1.4 GHz, and two cameras, a 13 MP back side camera and a 16 mega-pixels front side camera. We will get a better idea about this cellphone's features when we get into deeper details.

The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 is only available in 16 777 216 color. Talking about its aspect, this cellphone is built with Metal . Xiaomi made a very good job making this cellphone as lightweight as 5.4 ounces. The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 has an amazing design, with a thickness of just 0.3". Even though this cellphone only has 6.02 inches long and 3" wide, it still manages to pack a 5.5" display.

Xiaomi designed the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with a good looking 5.5" display, and a resolution of 720 x 1280 (HD), which makes all images and videos look great.

This cellphone ships with an extremely powerful 1.4 gigahertz Octa-Core processing unit, included in a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 8940 system chip and a huge 4 GB RAM memory. This phone has a 64 GB large internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards, allowing you to store hundreds of applications without having to worry about running out of space.

This cellphone includes WiFi connectivity (which it can provide to other devices as a mobile hotspot), LTE (4G) fast connectivity and fast 3G data connection, using HSPA and HSUPA technologies. This phone has dual sim to be able to to use two different phone numbers or carriers in the same cellphone.

The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 has two cameras, a 13 MP back camera and a 16 megapixels front side camera. This device can also film videos in Full HD 1920x1080 at 30 fps.

This cellphone also features lots of useful features such as Fingerprint Scanner, Infrared Port, Bluetooth and GPS, and plenty of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass.

This cellphone uses a high capacity 3080 mAh non-removable battery, enough to provide the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with a marvelous battery life. An issue to consider is that this cellphone's battery is not removable so you won't be able to replace it when it starts to last shorter, while with its 3080 mAh you will probably replace this cellphone before that happens.

Xiaomi sells this phone for 170 dollars, which is quite a high price for a device this level. This cellphone is the right one for you it doesn't matter whether you need a phone for work, are looking for a cellphone to play games, want this phone to take many photographs or want it mainly for social networks and internet browsing. This phone comes with SIM insertion tool , USB 2.0 cable, warranty card, Power adapter and user guide.



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Xiaomi
Operating System (OS):Android 7.0 Nougat
Dimensions:6.02 x 3.00 x 0.30 inchesMetric15.29 x 7.62 x 0.76 cmImperial
Weight:5.40 ouncesMetric153.09 gImperial
Colors:16 777 216
Materials:Metal
Scratch Resistant Glass:Yes
Accessories:Power adapter, SIM insertion tool , USB 2.0 cable, user guide, warranty card
Release date:2017-11-08
Price:$ 170.00

Display

Screen Type:IPS LCD
Size:5.5 inchesMetric14 cmImperial
Resolution:1280 x 720 pixels (HD)
Pixel density:267 pixels per inchMetric105.12 pixels per cmImperial
Touch screen:No

Hardware

Chipset:Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 8940
Processor:ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1400 MHz)
RAM Memory:4 GB
Graphics Processor:Adreno 505
Internal Memory:64 GB
SD Card Slot:microSDXC (up to 128 GB)

Battery

Removable:No
Capacity:3080 mAh

Camera

Back camera:13 megapixels
    Aperture:f/2.20
Front camera:16 megapixels
Max video resolution:1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD)

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
    Mobile Hotspot:Yes
SIM Card Type:Nano SIM
Dual SIM:Yes
LTE (4G) Bands:1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 38(2600), 40(2300)
UMTS Bands:Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Technologies:LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA

Other Features

Bluetooth:Version 4.2
GPS:Yes
Infra-red:Yes
Fingerprint ID:Yes
Sensors:Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor