Xiaomi Nepal has recently launched Redmi Note 4 SD in Nepal. The Mediatek version of the device was already available here. Now, the snapdragon processor version is made available at Mi showroom and their retail outlets. There are two version of the SD Redmi Note 4 namely, 3GB/ 32 GB at Rs 24,999 and 4GB RAM, 64 GB ROM at Rs 28499. That price of 4 GB Redmi Note 4 SD is introductory. It may change some time later.
The phone has 5.5 inch Full HD IPS screen with Snapdragon 625 Octa coreProcessor, clocked at 2 GHz. Previously only 3GB RAM version was available in Nepal. The 32 GB / 64 GB built in memory can be expanded using micro SD card, max up to 256 GB. The dual sim slot can also works as a hybrid, SIM + SIM/ Micro SD. Both the SIM works fine with 3G and 4G networks.
The rear camera specs on the phone is 13 MP f 2.0 PDAF, Dual LED flash whereas the front camera is 5 MP, f 2.0. The battery capacity of the phones is 4100 mAH and there is a finger print scanner at the back.
Highlight specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Octa Core processor, 2 GHz.
- Metal body with 2.5D glass.
- 5.5 inch Full HD display
- Adreno 506 GPU
- 13MP rear camera with PDAF, f/2.0 aperture and dual led dual tone flash
- 5MP, f/2.0 aperture front camera
- Dual SIM, dual standby (Nano and micro SIM).
- LTE and VoLTE support
- 128GB microSD expandable storage
- Rear fingerprint sensor,
- IR blaster
- MIUI 8 over Android 7.0 Nougat.
- 4100 mAH battery
- Price: Rs 24,999 for 3 GB version, Rs 28,999 for 4GB version.
Regarding the price, we can see a lot of comments in Xiaomi Nepal Facebook page for the huge price difference in Nepal, China, India and other countries. For this phone also, the price of 3GB and 4GB version are 11,000 and 13,000 Indian rupees respectively. That translates to Rs 17,600 and Rs 20,800 respectively. Comparing this with the price in Nepal, it comes around Rs 7000 to 8000 more. Xiaomi Nepal has more to say on this regarding the custom taxes and the small no of sales. But people are not convinced with it.
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