It's been a while since neither Xiaomi nor Redmi offer a compact smartphone. Regardless of performance, mobile devices now come to 6" and this can only lead to difficulties in using it with one hand. There he saw along Apple who presented 12 iPhone Mini e iPhone SE 2020: a minor form factor with the latest hardware. We are waiting for our brand to take the same step too e Redmi, today, spoke for the first time about the difficulties he is having in producing such a device.
Lu Weibing, general manager of Redmi, speaks openly about a compact smartphone and the difficulties behind it
In an email question and answer session with Android Authority, recognizing that there is indeed a demand from consumers for smaller and more manageable devices. These are the words of the general manager of the brand:
“Battery life has always been one of our key priorities when designing Redmi smartphones. Although the size of smartphones has increased over the years, there is still a demand for more compact phones. Developing a battery with the same mAh capacity but smaller physical size requires a huge step forward in battery technology "
In fact, the last device we can call compact is Xiaomi Mi 9SE: the brand has managed to create a perfect combination of performance, measurements and battery. So much so that the number of users who complain about this device are almost non-existent. However, it is also true that inserting a large battery inside smartphones that need the 5G (we refer to the devices of the years to come) and of bigger and bigger cameras it is very difficult.
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In addition to this let's also add the fact that a large battery needs more charging power. Let's try to recharge a 6000 mAh with a power of 10W. We won't be fully charged in two hours. Lu Weibing he states however:
"With recent advances, fast charging technology will likely soon be available for smartphones priced below 2.000 yuan (around € 250)"
Ultimately, compact smartphones they will come but not in the immediate future. Redmi is at work in this sense and since the mid-range and low end branch is entrusted to her, we should wait. In your mind, do you have any ideas for a fair compromise between performance, price and battery for your ideal device?
then why the Redmi 3 and Redmi 4 have a 4000 battery and are much smaller. how did the designers do it?
Hi Igor! As I write in the article, Redmi 3 and 4 have no 5G module and no large cameras. In addition, their release dates back to several years ago and currently a 4000 mAh battery is standard, not big at all.