What I can say about this mobile is "offering great features for affordable price (Rs.6K) but not tested well. Hardware and User Interface (MiUi) looks to be good but software not up to the mark.”
Note: Don't waste your valuable time for purchasing this Product
KEY FEATURES OF REDMI 1S
- AGC Dragontrail Scratch Resistant Glass
- Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB
- Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS
- Dual Sim (3G + 2G)
- 1.6 GHz MSM8228 Quad Core Processor
- 8 MP Primary Camera
- 1.6 MP Secondary Camera
- 4.7-inch Touchscreen
Review :
Pros:
1.Good camera: Photos came out very nice.
2.Good viewing experience as HD resolution is very good
Cons:
1.Poor Performance e.g. As actual RAM availability is very low (< 250mb) , multi tasking fails and even if you clear the cache and have only one app/game running, the app shuts down abruptly and repeatedly.
2. Poor design E.g.Charger socket allows you to push the charger in any way ( up or down) and there is a risk that if you are not careful , you could break the pins, like I did.Similarly as speaker is at the back ,volume and clarity is low .
3. Poor Battery performance: Battery drains out very fast and if you are gaming, you should literally be plugged in.
4. High Charging time: Even with Xiomi charger, it took 4-5 hrs to charge completely. Now with other alternate chargers, it is taking > 5-7 hours to charge.
5. There are many bugs/issues with the phone. E.g. While using swift key, if your finger touches the right side corner, then the screen suddenly zooms up and you need to press the back button to start writing your message /SMS afresh.
Incase you are using an app or playing a game and you get a call, you cannot answer the call immediately but have to first close the app, return the screen back to its default mode and then only it allows you to pick the call
6. Phone heats up heavily and very quickly and I just hope that it doesn't burst out someday. I am now worried that radiation may actually be high as well and could affect me with medium to long term use
7.Though there are a few service centers here and there,there is no customer support readily available, as of now. You need to acccess MIUI site to check for any available solutions to your phone problems, which are many
Don't be fooled by all the phone gurus/critics who upload their reviews on youtube/sites based on their first impression and not after regular usage.Go for this phone only for its ability to receive/make calls and allows usage of basic features and apps intermittently. For medium to heavy app users, including gamers, unfortunately this is not the phone for you. At the end..you get what you pay for !!
Conclusion :
The features are good only on paper, but practically the phone is very disappointing. My usage is limited to web browsing, gmail, whatsapp etc. No Games, no heavy apps. No more than 45-60 minutes daily phone calls on 2G network.
Phone becomes non-responsive and needs to be rebooted frequently.
Very Poor battery life, need to charge twice a day.
If you have an app opened, the incoming calls show up at top just like notification.
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