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All You Want Know About Redmi Note 4 Variants
Introduction About Redmi Note 4
Are you guys looking for a budget but powerful phone? Seems impossible right? But I tell you what's possible! Meet the next king of budget phone -----Redmi Note 4. There's no way you gonna missed this phone. Redmi Note has already achieve incredible achievement in the market. The brand new successor Redmi Note 4 has brought a new era and ready to replace the Redmi Note 3.
Let's recap our memory, first Redmi Note 4 powered by Mediatek Helio X20 had launched last year August, following by Qualcomm-Driven Redmi Note 4 which was launched in January 2016 which is the biggest smartphone sales in the history of India.
How to Identify Their Variants
There are two variants of Redmi Note 4 available in the Market: Redmi Note 4 Mediatek and Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon. However, many users are confused about their device variants and flashed wrong rom which will cause their beloved phone bricked. So I'm gonna teach you guys how to identify the variants of Redmi Note 4.
Here's the methods you can check your phone variants.
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METHOD 1. You can check the Model number behind the phone box.
Device Variants
Model Number
Redmi Note 4 Mediatek
2016050 or 2016051
Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon
2016100 or 2016102
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(Redmi Note 4 MTK model number)
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(Redmi Note 4 SD model number)
NOTE: If you bought the phone from third party reseller, I STRONGLY recommend you don't open the phone box first, check the model number in case the reseller sold the phone variants that doesn't match the phone variants you wanted, so you could return to the reseller.
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METHOD 2. You can check the code of the ROM you are using in the 'About Phone' page (Stable ROM user only)
These are the codes for stable rom
Device Variants
Code for the STABLE rom
Redmi Note 4 MTK MBF
Redmi Note 4 SD MCF
Here's the example of ROM version.
Device Variants Example of the stable ROM
Redmi Note 4 Mediatek MBFMIDI
Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon MCFMIDI
Example Photo:
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(Redmi Note 4 MTK)
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(Redmi Note 4 SD)
Ever wonder what does the code means?
MBFMIDI
M= Marshmallow
BF= Mediatek Version
MI= Global build
DI= Code for the update
MCFMIDI
M=Marshmallow
CF=Snapdragon Version
MI=Global build
DI= Code for the update
TIPS for fastboot and recovery flash:
If you want to flash official rom but don't know which rom to download? Here's the tips:
Device Variants CODE name
Redmi Note 4 SD Mido or HMNote4X
Redmi Note 4 MTK Nikel or HMNote4
You can check the code name in downloaded fastboot and recovery rom.
Example:
Fastboot-----mido_global_images_V8.1.10.0.MCFMIDI_20161228.0000.00_6.0_global_7557bfe334.tgz
Fastboot-----nikel_global_images_V8.0.4.0.MBFMIDG_20160805.0000.29_6.0_global_92c70864c9.tgz
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METHOD 3. You can check the CPU of the you are using in the 'About Phone' page
Device Variants CPU
Redmi Note 4 MTK Deca-core Max 2.11Ghz
Redmi Note 4 SD Octa-core Max 2.0 Ghz
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(Redmi Note 4 MTK CPU)
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(Redmi Note 4 SD CPU)
METHOD 4. The dimension of the phone
Here's the most tricky part, Redmi Note 4 MTK and Redmi Note 4 SD are mostly same. However, you can differentiate them by the dimension of the phone. Redmi Note 4 SD is slightly thicker than Redmi Note 4 MTK
Device Variants Dimension
Redmi Note 4 MTK 151mm x 76mm x 8.35 mm
Redmi Note 4 SD 151mm x 76mm x 8.45mm
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(Redmi Note 4 SD dimension)
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(Redmi Note 4 MTK dimension)
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METHOD 5. Download Device variants checker
You can try Device variants checker apps like AIDA64 and CPU-Z
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Redmi Note 4( All variants) Specification
Device variants/Specs Redmi Note 4 SD Redmi Note 4 MTK
Chipset Snapdragon the Qualcomm (TM) 625 high-performance processor MTK Helio X20
OS Android OS v6.0.1 MMB29M (Upgradable to Nougat) Andrioid OS v6.0 MRA58K
CPU Octa-core Max 2.0GHz Deca-core Max 2.11GHz
GPU Adreno 506
Mali T880 MP4 700MHz
Memory card slot 3-choose-2 hybrid SIM tray Nano-SIM / Micro-SIM / Micro-SD 3-choose-2 hybrid SIM tray Nano-SIM / Micro-SIM / Micro-SD
Primary Camera 13MP CMOS camera, Backside illumination (BSI) technology, 1.12μm pixels, Ultra-fast 0.1s PDAF technology, f/2.0 aperture, 5-piece lens, 720p 120fps slow-motion video recording 13MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED(dual tone flash)
Screen Display and Inch IPS FULL HD LCD, 5.5 inch, 401ppi IPS FULL HD LCD 16M, 5.5 inch, 401ppi
Network
Status Available Available
Redmi Note 4 Ram/Storage available
Credits sa emiu forum
Introduction About Redmi Note 4
Are you guys looking for a budget but powerful phone? Seems impossible right? But I tell you what's possible! Meet the next king of budget phone -----Redmi Note 4. There's no way you gonna missed this phone. Redmi Note has already achieve incredible achievement in the market. The brand new successor Redmi Note 4 has brought a new era and ready to replace the Redmi Note 3.
Let's recap our memory, first Redmi Note 4 powered by Mediatek Helio X20 had launched last year August, following by Qualcomm-Driven Redmi Note 4 which was launched in January 2016 which is the biggest smartphone sales in the history of India.
How to Identify Their Variants
There are two variants of Redmi Note 4 available in the Market: Redmi Note 4 Mediatek and Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon. However, many users are confused about their device variants and flashed wrong rom which will cause their beloved phone bricked. So I'm gonna teach you guys how to identify the variants of Redmi Note 4.
Here's the methods you can check your phone variants.
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METHOD 1. You can check the Model number behind the phone box.
Device Variants
Model Number
Redmi Note 4 Mediatek
2016050 or 2016051
Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon
2016100 or 2016102
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(Redmi Note 4 MTK model number)
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(Redmi Note 4 SD model number)
NOTE: If you bought the phone from third party reseller, I STRONGLY recommend you don't open the phone box first, check the model number in case the reseller sold the phone variants that doesn't match the phone variants you wanted, so you could return to the reseller.
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METHOD 2. You can check the code of the ROM you are using in the 'About Phone' page (Stable ROM user only)
These are the codes for stable rom
Device Variants
Code for the STABLE rom
Redmi Note 4 MTK MBF
Redmi Note 4 SD MCF
Here's the example of ROM version.
Device Variants Example of the stable ROM
Redmi Note 4 Mediatek MBFMIDI
Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon MCFMIDI
Example Photo:
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(Redmi Note 4 MTK)
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(Redmi Note 4 SD)
Ever wonder what does the code means?
MBFMIDI
M= Marshmallow
BF= Mediatek Version
MI= Global build
DI= Code for the update
MCFMIDI
M=Marshmallow
CF=Snapdragon Version
MI=Global build
DI= Code for the update
TIPS for fastboot and recovery flash:
If you want to flash official rom but don't know which rom to download? Here's the tips:
Device Variants CODE name
Redmi Note 4 SD Mido or HMNote4X
Redmi Note 4 MTK Nikel or HMNote4
You can check the code name in downloaded fastboot and recovery rom.
Example:
- Redmi Note 4 SD
Fastboot-----mido_global_images_V8.1.10.0.MCFMIDI_20161228.0000.00_6.0_global_7557bfe334.tgz
- Redmi Note 4 MTK
Fastboot-----nikel_global_images_V8.0.4.0.MBFMIDG_20160805.0000.29_6.0_global_92c70864c9.tgz
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METHOD 3. You can check the CPU of the you are using in the 'About Phone' page
Device Variants CPU
Redmi Note 4 MTK Deca-core Max 2.11Ghz
Redmi Note 4 SD Octa-core Max 2.0 Ghz
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(Redmi Note 4 MTK CPU)
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(Redmi Note 4 SD CPU)
METHOD 4. The dimension of the phone
Here's the most tricky part, Redmi Note 4 MTK and Redmi Note 4 SD are mostly same. However, you can differentiate them by the dimension of the phone. Redmi Note 4 SD is slightly thicker than Redmi Note 4 MTK
Device Variants Dimension
Redmi Note 4 MTK 151mm x 76mm x 8.35 mm
Redmi Note 4 SD 151mm x 76mm x 8.45mm
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(Redmi Note 4 SD dimension)
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(Redmi Note 4 MTK dimension)
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METHOD 5. Download Device variants checker
You can try Device variants checker apps like AIDA64 and CPU-Z
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(CPU-Z)
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(AIDA64)
Redmi Note 4( All variants) Specification
Device variants/Specs Redmi Note 4 SD Redmi Note 4 MTK
Chipset Snapdragon the Qualcomm (TM) 625 high-performance processor MTK Helio X20
OS Android OS v6.0.1 MMB29M (Upgradable to Nougat) Andrioid OS v6.0 MRA58K
CPU Octa-core Max 2.0GHz Deca-core Max 2.11GHz
GPU Adreno 506
Mali T880 MP4 700MHz
Memory card slot 3-choose-2 hybrid SIM tray Nano-SIM / Micro-SIM / Micro-SD 3-choose-2 hybrid SIM tray Nano-SIM / Micro-SIM / Micro-SD
Primary Camera 13MP CMOS camera, Backside illumination (BSI) technology, 1.12μm pixels, Ultra-fast 0.1s PDAF technology, f/2.0 aperture, 5-piece lens, 720p 120fps slow-motion video recording 13MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED(dual tone flash)
Screen Display and Inch IPS FULL HD LCD, 5.5 inch, 401ppi IPS FULL HD LCD 16M, 5.5 inch, 401ppi
Network
- 4G FDD-LTE B3, B5
- TDD-LTE B40
- 3G WCDMA B1, B2, B5, B8
- 2G GSM B2, B3, B5, B8
- GSM B2/B3/B8
- WCDMA B1/B2/B5/B8
- TD-SCDMA B34/B39
- CDMA2000/1X BC0
- FDD-LTE B1/B3/ B5/B7/ B8
- TD-LTE B38/B39/B40/B41(2555-2655MHz)
Status Available Available
Redmi Note 4 Ram/Storage available
- Redmi Note 4 SD- 2GB/32GB or 3GB/32GB or 4GB/64GB
- Redmi Note 4 MTK- 3GB/32GB or 3GB/64GB
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