A month later, a new product of the Hongmi series appeared in front of us again. This time, we updated the Hongmi Note 4, which looks like a single camera Hongmi Pro in terms of configuration.
In terms of packaging, we continue the previous style, white paper box+mobile phone rendering, but it is strange that the red rice Note 4 on the rendering is the same wire drawing metal process as the red rice Pro, and we get the sandblasting version.
There are two configurations of Hongmi Note 4, the standard version of 2G+16G, which costs 899 yuan. In addition, the high-end version of 3G+64G, which we have on hand, costs 1199 yuan. Both are all connected through the Internet SoC、 The camera, battery and other parameters are identical.
Opening the package is still a familiar structure. There is a frosted protective film on the surface of the phone.
In terms of accessories, it is a standard "two piece set" - power adapter and data cable. In addition, pins and instructions will certainly not be absent.
The power adapter is the standard of 5V 2A, and its size is relatively small. Unfortunately, it does not support high voltage fast charging.
The red rice note 4 uses a 5.5 inch 1080P screen. The screen fitting process is GFF, and the screen color is much better than that of the previous generation in terms of appearance.
There is a recessed earpiece on the top, and a front 5 megapixel camera on the right. The dark gray color matching black front panel also hides the sensor well, while the other two versions are symmetrical with the front camera, on the left side of the earpiece.
At the bottom are the three touch keys that Xiaomi always uses. The default keys are Multitask, Home and Return. We can also personalize the functions of the keys. The key will have a weak white backlight by default, and the key will not be obvious when the backlight is off.
The 2.5D front panel is also a popular design element. The radian of the front panel of the red rice Note 4 is not large, and there is a buffer zone at the edge of the screen, which makes it feel a little knock.
The shape of the back is the same as that of the red rice Pro. The difference is that there is no dual rear camera and the back cover of the wire drawing process.
The rear 13 million pixel camera, dual color temperature LED fill light, and a press fingerprint identification below.
The back cover of the Hongmi Note 4 is a real all metal design. Although it is also a three section design, the upper and lower sections are also metal. In addition, the nano injection molded antenna partition strip claims to use the same process as the iPhone. We don't know whether the same process as the iPhone is used, but the feel is really smooth, which is worth praising.
In terms of the middle frame, because of the integrated metal body, the red rice Note 4 also "habitually" adds two CNC high bright edges, and the cutting is relatively "simple and violent". The two bright edges are relatively wide, a bit "blinding".
The top of the fuselage is a standard configuration - 3.5mm headphone interface, infrared sensor, noise reduction microphone.
There are 6 circular openings on the left and right sides of the bottom, with a microphone on the left, speakers on the right, and a microUSB interface in the middle.
On the right side of the fuselage are the volume key and power key.
There is a card slot on the left side of the fuselage. The red rice Note 4 uses a common and/or card holder. On one side, it supports a micro SIM card, and on the other side, it supports a nano SIM or TF card. In addition, Hongmi Note 4 supports blind plug and the highest downlink LTE Cat. 6 network.
The MIUI 8 system is pre installed in Hongmi Note 4, which is provided with Android 6.0. The operation is no different from other Xiaomi series phones.
The first batch of Red Rice Note 4 used the 1080P screen from Tianma, the 4000mAh battery provided by Desai, and the 3G LPDDR3 memory of Elpida. The rear camera is Samsung's S5K3L8 (13 megapixel ISOCELL), and the front camera is also Samsung's S5K5E8 (5 megapixel backlight). Of course, the originals of different batches may be different, for reference only.
Hongmi Note 4 uses the Helio X20 processor of MediaTek. The specific model is MT6797, and the highest frequency is 2.1GHz. It is composed of two A72 and A53 combined with 4+4, with a 20nm process. It is measured that the red rice Note 4 can also reach a maximum frequency of 2.1GHz in daily use, and some A53 cores are closed for many times to save power.
Hongmi Note 4 uses a sensor from Samsung or OV. This one is a version of Samsung's S5K3L8 sensor. Here are some live photos of it:
Generally speaking, the quality of photography is in line with the standard of this price. As for the advantages and disadvantages of the same type of products, more in-depth comparison and testing are needed to know.
From the appearance and configuration of the Red Rice Note 4, it is similar to the Red Rice Pro, and it has a better cost performance. Compared with the full Netcom version of Hongmi Note 3, the two versions are also very similar in configuration, with more differences in styling and body design style. For more information about Hongmi Note 4, please follow our subsequent detailed evaluation.
