The Redmi Note 7’s announcement comes less than four months after the Redmi Note 6 Pro’s initial announcement in September. In India, the Redmi Note 6 Pro went on sale in late November, which means that the phone has been succeeded incredibly quickly. It’s not just another incremental update, either. The Redmi Note 7 comes with a brand new design that rivals the Honor 8X. It’s powered by a more capable SoC. It has a waterdrop notch. The phone’s USP is the brand-new 48MP primary rear camera. Finally, the Redmi Note 7 switches from the deprecated micro USB port to the modern USB Type-C port with Quick Charge 4. There is a lot more to get into, so let’s start with the specifications list. Redmi Note 7
Specifications at a glance
| Category | Redmi Note 7 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions and weight | 159.2 x 75.2 x 8.1 mm, 186g |
| Software | MIUI 10 on top of Android 9 Pie |
| Display | 6.3-inch Full HD+ (2340×1080) IPS LCD with 19:9 aspect ratio; 450 nits brightness, 84% NTSC gamut, 1500:1 contrast ratioCorning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| System-on-chip | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (4x Kryo 260 Performance cores @ 2.2GHz + 4x Kryo 260 Efficiency cores @ 1.8GHz)Adreno 512 GPU |
| RAM and storage | 3GB/4GB/6GB RAM with 32GB/64GB storage |
| Battery | 4,000 mAhQualcomm Quick Charge 4 fast charging5V/2A charger bundled in the box |
| Rear camera | 48MP with Samsung GM1 sensor, 1/2″ sensor size, 0.8μm pixels, f/1.8 aperture, Super Night Mode with 4-in-1 pixel binning5MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture |
| Front camera | 13MP with f/2.0 aperture |
| Ports | USB Type-C port, dual nano-SIM slots, 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11acBluetooth 5.0 |
| Colors | Twilight Gold, Fantasy Blue, Bright Black |