Overall speed - Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Real Life Review

Would you say that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Very good even with 2gb ram

MTK note 4 is lightning fast. Never wait for anything. Gave SD version to wife.

Mr.Ak said:
That's the dumbest thing ever..
I'd have kept the Qualcomm variant.
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Haha, I second that

Mr.Ak said:
That's the dumbest thing ever..
I'd have kept the Qualcomm variant.
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Really constructive comment there.
And you would be wrong. The topic is "overall speed". No contest, the MTK wins hands down.
In fact, from experience, not what some other people "think", I can't think of one thing the QC version does better.

(Never) SLOW.
Running AOSPEx latest build on Mido 4/64gb Version, the antutu result is 64447.

I have the global version, I say the performance of this device is far better than my old Galaxy S5 G900F. But I do feel custom ROMs influence the performance quite a bit.

My Redmi Note 4X is very stable and fast.
I play many games like Real Racing 3 and I get a stable framerate (60fps).

fast enough for my needs: podcasts, email, gps, internet, skype, calls/texts, low res gaming.

Very fast and reliable in sustained operation.
I had my mido transcode a bunch of h264 videos using x265 (arm7l build). All 7 clips, each 41 minutes long were finished at 74-hour mark, tying the performance of S625 to similarly clocked Core2Quad.
So for all 74 hours the CPU was loaded at 100% and had not glitched or crashed the transcode.
Throttling was within acceptable limits, frequency fell down to 1689MHz once ambient reached 37°C and went up again to 2016MHz with 18°C ambient.
For geeks it might be a good idea to fix some thermal paste on the SOC to extend it to the back Al chassis for more effective dissipation. Stock dissipates more through the front screen than through the back panel.

It's not bad.

Mr.Ak said:
Even the overall performance and speed of Qualcomm is 2x than mediatek.
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2x? I highly doubt it.

elchuby said:
2x? I highly doubt it.
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Any source to backup your statement?

Mr.Ak said:
Any source to backup your statement?
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My doubt does not need to be backed up by any source other than me stating it.

saya baru beli MI Note 4 Snapdragon 4GB RAM 64 GB ROM. Sangat puas hati. Terbaik dari segi harga, speed dan storage berbanding jenama telefon lain.

kasim_matliki said:
saya baru beli MI Note 4 Snapdragon 4GB RAM 64 GB ROM. Sangat puas hati. Terbaik dari segi harga, speed dan storage berbanding jenama telefon lain.
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english please

silvercar1 said:
Really constructive comment there.
And you would be wrong. The topic is "overall speed". No contest, the MTK wins hands down.
In fact, from experience, not what some other people "think", I can't think of one thing the QC version does better.
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I own both versions and in day to day usage there's actually no difference in performance. So the snapdragon variant is better here.

LineageOS works great. Variant Snapdragon 4/64GB

My Mido Redmi Note 4 ia doing really well. it is only 3 Gb of RAM, but is satisfactory to my daily needs.

The performance of Redmi note 4 is fast and efficient in handling heavy games and apps, and the battery to keeps upto the mark, it has cool looking aesthetics and what else can I say??, it's the bang for the buck at that price range!!!

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Hello, i want to change this days my phone and i first looked at the Zenfone 3 ZE520KL but now i discovered Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro 3gb+32gb (Qualcomm) and i really really want to know more about it. I will use it in Romania, it's the "kenzo" good ? I want this one because i see a lot's of custom roms and i love the Cyanogenmod or RR. How's the battery,daily performance,gaming performance and battery performance ? I don't care to much about the camera. Thanks a lot for the answers ! :good:
If you don't care too much about the camera,I personally think that the redmi note 3 snapdragon 650 variant(2 or 3 gb) is great.
The kenzo refers to the redmi note 3 with a snapdragon 650 processor, sometimes called the redmi note 3 pro.
battery life is great. You could easily get 9 to 12+ hours depending on your setup and usage. Daily performance is smooth, there are very few, if any stutters or lags. I don't know about gaming, because I don't play very intensive games, unless ppsspp counts. If it helps, playing ppsspp is smooth, and there are no lags or stutters when playing, unless you intentionally speed up the emulation, where the game stutters a bit.
Sheldd said:
Hello, i want to change this days my phone and i first looked at the Zenfone 3 ZE520KL but now i discovered Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro 3gb+32gb (Qualcomm) and i really really want to know more about it. I will use it in Romania, it's the "kenzo" good ? I want this one because i see a lot's of custom roms and i love the Cyanogenmod or RR. How's the battery,daily performance,gaming performance and battery performance ? I don't care to much about the camera. Thanks a lot for the answers ! :good:
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I Recently bought this device, The 32GB SD variant and the performance of this device is like HELL Awesome!
The gaming performance is amazing like it can handle all games without any lag.
I played Nova 3, Asphalt 8, Gta San Andreas, Dead Tigger 2, Over killed, Nba, Sbk 2k16 and also some games on the psp emulator(PPSSPP) WITHOUT ANY LAG! TRUST ME.
The Camera performance is also amazing but not in bad lighting but still it's awesome. You can record videos in full HD (1080p). The camera doesn't seem to have auto stabilization but if you use a tripod than the quality is just amazing. The front facing camera is also good, Can take awesome selfies and I don't have anything bad to say about this.
The battery backup is also amazing... JUST Amazing! It last me around 20-23 hrs with heavy usage.
The display is also amazing and sharp you can watch YouTube videos in 1080p.
The fingerprint works gr8!
The only problem is that we just get about 1.3gb of Ram available out of 3gb but still I never notice any lag on this device.
The reason behind this Ram issue is the MIUI!
MIUI takes a hell lots of Ram as it's a custom ui but its optimization is well like I never notice any lag while surfing the phone/web or even while playing heavy games.
Still if you think that this is a problem for you then you can always flash a custom ROM on your device.
I think MIUI will improve there Ram optimization while updates. So don't need to worry.
Overall believe me if you gonna buy this device than YOU GOT THE BEAST IN YOUR HANDS!!!
KAUSHDROID said:
I Recently bought this device, The 32GB SD variant and the performance of this device is like HELL Awesome! [...]
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Thanks for the reply I know the MIUI isn't the greatest android, thats why if i'm going to get this device i will install the Cyanogenmod or RR in the first day. But how about the screen ? I read that we dont have any screen protection...
its tempered glass i put another nillkin h+pro glass on top of it anyway. but the original its scratch resistant...just like gorilla glass.
and miui isnt bad actually...its pretty nice, dont worry about RAM though, SD650 is really powerful so even if it loads from CPU its fast
Sheldd said:
Thanks for the reply I know the MIUI isn't the greatest android, thats why if i'm going to get this device i will install the Cyanogenmod or RR in the first day. But how about the screen ? I read that we dont have any screen protection...
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Xiaomi did not reveal the details about glass protection they used. Instead they said, the glass is scratch resistant has equivalent protection as same as gorilla glass provides.

do u guys recommend this phone over the pro 3 elite? (x722)

my x720 died and i not sure about what to do.. ppl talk about poor battery on this phone. will it stand like 4 hours straight watching streams and still have a spare battery left with a good battery optimization rom?
Battery life is ****. Never had more than 4 hrs sot.
On aicp 8.1 right now, about 3 hrs sot.
It really depends on what do you do on a daily basis. If you value the battery more than a 1440p screen go for the pro 3 elite but if you want to get into VR, watch some high quality videos or play games you can get the max 2.
I don't have any problems with my battery even though its so small for that display and if you're into custom ROMs I don't think that you will find any for the elite version.
EDIT: I'm not quite sure if the last part is true because sd820 and the sd821 are kinda different but they use the same codename (msm-8996).
LameMonster82 said:
and if you're into custom ROMs I don't think that you will find any for the elite version.
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False. Cross-device support is alive and well for all 3 versions [X720/X722 Elite/X727]
LameMonster82 said:
It really depends on what do you do on a daily basis. If you value the battery more than a 1440p screen go for the pro 3 elite but if you want to get into VR, watch some high quality videos or play games you can get the max 2.
I don't have any problems with my battery even though its so small for that display and if you're into custom ROMs I don't think that you will find any for the elite version.
EDIT: I'm not quite sure if the last part is true because sd820 and the sd821 are kinda different but they use the same codename (msm-8996).
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Heyyo, well said for x2 vs pro 3 Elite. I agree with this.
The Le Pro3 Elite does lack NFC like the Le Max 2 so if you value NFC for stuff like Android Pay you might wanna pay the extra for a Le Pro3.
The Le Pro3 Elite is officially supported on LineageOS 14.1 and 15.1 as of the end of January 2018 and same for any ROM that uses the same code base or imported the changes.
Palm Trees said:
False. Cross-device support is alive and well for all 3 versions [X720/X722 Elite/X727]
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Thank you for correcting me.
arsh1129 said:
Battery life is ****. Never had more than 4 hrs sot.
On aicp 8.1 right now, about 3 hrs sot.
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i dont play any games.. i just browse and watch vids. is it that bad for that?
collisiion said:
i dont play any games.. i just browse and watch vids. is it that bad for that?
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Both phones will suit you but you have to choose between better battery or a bigger crisper screen.
collisiion said:
i dont play any games.. i just browse and watch vids. is it that bad for that?
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If you're on a tight budget, you might want to consider Nubia M2 (SD625, Super AMOLED display, downside: Android 6 rom) or Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X (SD625, Treble LOS rom, Franco kernel available) for those purposes.
I think you can get good battery life on stock rom

So whats up with the Mi 8 benchmark scores?...

https://m.gsmarena.com/so_whats_up_with_the_xiaomi_mi_8_benchmark_scores-news-31992.php
This article was published by GSMarena in regards to the recent review they done on the Xiaomi Mi 8, after reading, I'm interested in what you guys think
I think mi 8 has a bad cooling
GSMARENA butt-hurt. Ignored..
saw man said:
I think mi 8 has a bad cooling
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It seems that way, maybe Custom ROM's & kernels can help out in the future
g104 said:
GSMARENA butt-hurt. Ignored..
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I don't think this article was bad against the Mi 8, I think they just tried to give a explanation for the benchmarks in the review
does it actually have bad thermal dissipation? bad review unit ?
I wonder since some people still waiting on how to achieve 300k antuntu score.
ayamgoreng said:
does it actually have bad thermal dissipation? bad review unit ?
I wonder since some people still waiting on how to achieve 300k antuntu score.
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Apparently Xiaomi have capped the Snapdragon 845 because of thermal issues, which I imagine is heat dissipation yes
TheInfiniteAndroid said:
I don't think this article was bad against the Mi 8, I think they just tried to give a explanation for the benchmarks in the review
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No offense, the benckmark tools is a gimmick thing. I personally don't care benchmark stuff included like AMD or NVIDIA. They're well paid by OnePlus & others too.
Dont know how gsmarea get such a bad score. I was on 9.5 Stable with my Mi8 and got about 269.000 points. With Miui10 Open Beta i havent tested, will try it later.
Rask2015 said:
Dont know how gsmarea get such a bad score. I was on 9.5 Stable with my Mi8 and got about 269.000 points. With Miui10 Open Beta i havent tested, will try it later.
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Same here : 266612 pts with MIUI 9.5
ayamgoreng said:
does it actually have bad thermal dissipation? bad review unit ?
I wonder since some people still waiting on how to achieve 300k antuntu score.
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One guy achieved 290k on MIUI 10 China beta version so I think we can achieve it when we get the MIUI 10 stable build. Cause when mi6 was announced they told that it can achieve 182k but it even got 200k antutu score so I think there's a problem with the rom I guess. With custom roms it will perform like a beast.
I got from GSM Arena article that Mi8 is tuned for sustained performance and actual real world performance also, as after 10-15 minutes it even improved from 75% to 77%, but other Snapdragon 845 processors are tuned for benchmarks 5-10 mimutes performance and after that they fall down hard with crazy throttling...
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ytgbg said:
I got from GSM Arena article that Mi8 is tuned for sustained performance and actual real world performance also, as after 10-15 minutes it even improved from 75% to 77%, but other Snapdragon 845 processors are tuned for benchmarks 5-10 mimutes performance and after that they fall down hard with crazy throttling...
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But the performance loss increased until the device was cooled down completely, that isn't sustaining performance?
TheInfiniteAndroid said:
https://m.gsmarena.com/so_whats_up_with_the_xiaomi_mi_8_benchmark_scores-news-31992.php
This article was published by GSMarena in regards to the recent review they done on the Xiaomi Mi 8, after reading, I'm interested in what you guys think
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Over 29k here @5:48
Arsh99 said:
Same here : 266612 pts with MIUI 9.5
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2870000 with Eu Rom
vampsoft said:
2870000 with Eu Rom
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i think u got a 0 to many
otherwise u have the fastes phone ever there hit over 2 mil in score ?
If bad score, mean overheating then why they never mentioned S9+, LG & others too? Weird..
286000 on MIUI10 Beta
Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk
i got 270k with factory settings
291.000 points withi xiaomi.eu 8.6.28 ROM.

Overall speed

Would you say that the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
The 8GB model is blazing fast! Note8 stays far behind.
Amazing
Insane. Way better than my Note8 and that phone was quick!
xMadMike said:
Insane. Way better than my Note8 and that phone was quick!
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This!
Blazing fast!! No lag in sight. And I'm not even in performance mode, which I always was in with the Note8.
I would say it's significantly faster than any other Android device I've owned. Apps load much faster, network performance is about 4x faster on average than my prior phone, even system updates are faster.
tntoak said:
I would say it's significantly faster than any other Android device I've owned. Apps load much faster, network performance is about 4x faster on average than my prior phone, even system updates are faster.
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Restart time is insanely fast too!
How is the 6gb vs the 8gb in speed of opening apps, etc? I don't play games
sruel3216 said:
How is the 6gb vs the 8gb in speed of opening apps, etc? I don't play games
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I have the 8GB model and my partner has the 6GB and we did some testing the other day and there was no real difference. Had 30 apps open as well as Spotify streaming whilst downloading a torrent via uTorrent and neither model showed any signs of lag/delay. I'm starting to think that the 8GB version is a bit over kill, maybe in the future we could utilise it when playing game's or what not.
TLDR, if you looking at buying the Note9 and don't the need the extra storage space just get the 6GB version, can always get an SD card.
6gb is same as 8 gb.... Just get 6gb it is cheaper.
This is great info. Im coming from the S9 and at time this thing is slow.
Was stunned to get 100Mbps deep in a building
Definitely faster than any other android device I've had. Coming from s7 edge. All specs and day to day use so far blows everything else out the water. Just got mines Saturday. 128gb with 6gb of ram
tntoak said:
I would say it's significantly faster than any other Android device I've owned. Apps load much faster, network performance is about 4x faster on average than my prior phone, even system updates are faster.
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The Galaxy Speed is really huge
I'm a Note 4 & S7 user previously... and I bought Note 9 Exynos 128gb and BAM! I was shocked how fast & quick & smoothie it is... I began to miss the old days when I switch between Apps or multitasking it would lag AF!
Da-BOSS said:
I'm a Note 4 & S7 user previously... and I bought Note 9 Exynos 128gb and BAM! I was shocked how fast & quick & smoothie it is... I began to miss the old days when I switch between Apps or multitasking it would lag AF!
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So far you haven’t experienced any lag or any little hiccups?
drmodify said:
So far you haven’t experienced any lag or any little hiccups?
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I can assure you that... not at all
Da-BOSS said:
I can assure you that... not at all
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Amen!
Just switched from the Note 3, and got the Exynos 6/128, definitely a fast and snappy phone. Very glad I got it

Porting blackshark miui rom for poco

Can anyone port blackshark miui rom ( stable / beta ) for Poco f1
Reason - Blackshark is highly optimised for gaming and there must be some serious optimisations in terms of performance too on the software side
Poco scores like 300K on Antutu
But i have seen many a times its 3Dmark scores are way beyond low
Links provided below -
Xiaomi Black Shark Review
https://benchmarks.ul.com/hardware/phone/Xiaomi+Black+Shark+review
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Review
https://benchmarks.ul.com/hardware/phone/Xiaomi+Pocophone+F1+review
No matter what tweak you do yours scores never gonna reach that level
Why ? I know benchmarks are just numbers it doesn't matter when you have fluidity performance
But the 3D scores test are really low and i have noticed some serious frame drops in games like mc5 ( MODERN COMBAT 5 )
I hope someone will look into it and make available for such
I been searching for the same thing. Hope someone comes up with it
I wonder how the note 9 performs so high in 3d mark? Have you seen the scores?
https://benchmarks.ul.com/hardware/phone/Samsung+Galaxy+Note+9+(SDM845)+review
Shinichi Kudo said:
I wonder how the note 9 performs so high in 3d mark? Have you seen the scores?
https://benchmarks.ul.com/hardware/phone/Samsung+Galaxy+Note+9+(SDM845)+review
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M curious too
Aka9413 said:
M curious too
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Not just note9, all the flagships from samsung this year show extraordinary performance on 3dmark which is a more renowned benchmark in the gaming world for both mobile and desktops.
Although these are way bad in Antutu where the Chinese devices have taken up the top spots.
Shinichi Kudo said:
Not just note9, all the flagships from samsung this year show extraordinary performance on 3dmark which is a more renowned benchmark in the gaming world for both mobile and desktops.
Although these are way bad in Antutu where the Chinese devices have taken up the top spots.
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Maybe they are being paid AFUC gpu used in Exynos is not that powerful compared to Adreno by a huge margin
This could be a nice ideea, a rom made ONLY for gaming performance (with the best gaming optimisations, latest GPU drivers, mods etc)
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Maybe they are being paid AFUC gpu used in Exynos is not that powerful compared to Adreno by a huge margin
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Exactly!!! That's why the Exynos variants have about 1k less scores as compared to the 845 variants.
I honestly don't see the point. It will still share the same drivers and that's where the problem lays. Let's take the GameCube/Wii emulator called Dolphin, it runs better on the Nvidia Shield TV than it does on any phone even though the SOC is older on the Nvidia Shield TV because the drivers are far better than what you find on a Snapdragon device
Stock Rom Score Update...
Nope...guess what scores I have got on stock EU rom 8.12.27...
No need to guess see the screenshot...
Completely in sync with the other phones... including the Black Shark...and I repeat I am on stock Rom with the stock kenel.
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Nope...guess what scores I have got on stock EU rom 8.12.27...
No need to guess see the screenshot...
Completely in sync with the other phones... including the Black Shark...and I repeat I am on stock Rom with the stock kenel.
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Thats with los latest
Shinichi Kudo said:
Not just note9, all the flagships from samsung this year show extraordinary performance on 3dmark which is a more renowned benchmark in the gaming world for both mobile and desktops.
Although these are way bad in Antutu where the Chinese devices have taken up the top spots.
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We all know how benchmark score works. If I pay some handsome amount for my 5 years old Lumia 1320, Antutu will show insane score for that device as well.:laugh:

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