Review | Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X

After 3 months of procrastination & away for college.. I'm back again!

Almost a month ago I dropped my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 on the floor & the tempered glass broke....
Guess what? The screen under it wasn't broken but the screen keep on flickering.
I've brought to Samsung service center and they told me it's the LCD which was broken.
It cost around MYR 722.90 which is really expensive for a college student like me -.-
And then I came across to this China phone while I was online shopping on Shopee.my.
---> Click this link to find out <---
It's cheaper than repairing my phone so I thought why not give it a try?
(MYR 670 when I bought because there's year-end promotion but now the price decreased to MYR 649 OMG..)

The delivery was fast.. it took like almost 2 days to arrive & it came with a 1 year local supplier warranty
even though it is a china imported phone which we cannot find in Malaysia
(p/s: Malaysia only have one version which is Black/Gold color, 3GB RAM/32GB ROM)

Well, let's get started.

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Basic Features that You Need to Know

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Here's what came with the box

Phone case, micro-fibre sticker for back of phone & tempered glass protector wasn't included.
---> Silicon Case & Tempered Glass <---
---> Back Fiber Sticker <---
(but as u can see the tempered glass doesn't fit & idk whether is my problem, the 2 edges were not attached nicely T-T)

It's a Mediatek version phone as it's fully imported from China.
So it's different from the other version as the LED light is on the right just like the Redmi Note4 (It's hard to find a fully protected tempered glass & phone case locally).
You can search for the phone case & tempered glass easily especially from China website like Taobao for a cheaper price.
Good news is that it came with global ROM which has Playstore installed in it
and u won't be afraid to get back to China software again after you've formatted.

It's just a simple plain white box
Front: 4X word on top & a sticker about the RAM/ROM on top right
Back: Specifications & model of the phone
Inside: Phone, Charger adapter, USB charger connector, SIM card ejection pin, User manual guide
(yes, without a headphone but no worries there's a headphone jack hahaha)

Translations on box:
4G+ phone / Dual SIMs(Micro & Nano)
MediaTek Helio X20 MT6797 deca-core processor.
5.5-inch touch screen display.
Fingerprint sensor on the back. Light-weight metal body.
13 MP primary camera at front & 5 MP front shooter beauty selfie camera.
High capacity non-removable battery 4100mAh(typ) / 4000mAh(min)
Has skin & theme under the Android system called MIUI
Cherry Blossom Pink color

Other specifications & info not listed on box:
Release date > February 2017
RAM/ROM > 3 GB/32 GB ; 4 GB/64 GB
Expandable storage > Up to 128 GB via micro-SD card using the SIM 2 slot
Battery > Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh
Screen display resolution > 1080 x 1920 pixels
Dimensions > 151 mm x 76 mm x 8.45 mm (height x length x width)
Colors available > Cherry Blossom Pink, Champagne Gold, Platinum Silver Grey, Matte Black, Hatsune Miku Exclusive Turquoise
Android version > Operating system 6.0 Marshmallow. MIUI version 8.0
Camera sensor > Sony IMX258
Fast charging duration from 0% when power off > 1.5 hours - 2 hours (based on my experience)

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A More Closer Look

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Bottom part: micro-USB 2.0 port & speakers

Left side: Volume button & Power button
(sometimes it's kind of inconvenient because you'll accidentally press the power button & turn the screen on while pressing volume button)

Top part: As u can see the Mediatek version has the IR port located at the middle of upper side just like Redmi Note 4.
Snapdragon version has the IR port on the side of audio receiver(?) at upper side

Right side: Dual-SIM / micro-SD slot

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Overview, Experience & Review

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Lockscreen: Lol that's me & my boyfriend's German Shepherd<3

Homescreen: I've changed the theme to corgi's XD

Device information (1)

Device information (2)

Battery usage: 6.30 am - 8.30 pm

Cleaner: Which is just like Clean Master app. I don't have to download this app anymore to clean the junks.
(my boyfriend always said that the app is annoying when I was using my previous phone HAHAHA)

Customise Phone Ringtone: I used to install GO SMS Pro in order to set my musics as ringtone but now I don't need it anymore.
(just press the '+')

Then you can select the ringtones either from your internal storage or external storage

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While buying a phone, there are always 3 sectors that I'll pay attention to
--> Camera: Not as nice as my Note 5 even though it has 13 MP (3/5 stars)
There's grains when I zoom a bit into the images to capture (it's the type of lens which matters?)

Zoomed in not even till x 4.0(maximum)

It's ok if you didn't zoom into x 2.0

This morning before class starts :D First photo with this phone's camera! (Iced Latte + bae behind <3)

--> Battery capacity: I left my house for college around 7 am & came back around 8 pm with a battery of 19 % (5/5 stars)

--> Storage: I've inserted 8 GB micro-SD card. It's enough for me as it already came with 64 GB ROM (5/5 stars)
Overall with these specs, it's really worth the price.

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It's the first time I'm writing a post like this.. do bare with the length of this post T-T
Do upvote & comment to let me know if you're interested.
Till next time~

Thank you so much for your reading & patience ;)