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Deccan Herald
3 days ago
- Deccan Herald
Redmi Pad 2 with MediaTek Helio G100-ULtra chipset launched in India
Xiaomi on Wednesday (June 18) launched the new Redmi Pad 2 series in budget tablet features an 11-inch 2.5K (2560×1600p) IPS LCD panel with 274 ppi (pixels per inch), 90Hz refresh rate and offers up to peak brightness of 600 nits. It also supports Reading Mode, Wet Touch, and TÜV Rheinland also comes with face unlock security, microSD card slot, optional variant with SIM slot (4G), type-c port, Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth Watch Move review: Excellent budget fitness it houses a 6nm class MediaTek Helio G100-Ultra chipset, which can clock max CPU speed of 2.2GHz, which is more than enough to run most applications and some popular games smoothly without any is also backed by Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, 4GB/6GB/8GB RAM, 128GB/256GB storage (expandable up to 2TB), runs Android 15-based HyperOS 2, and a 9,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging also features an 8MP (f/2.0, 1.12μm pixel size) primary camera with LED flash on the back and a 5MP (f/2.2) front camera. Both cameras can record HD (720p) and full HD (1080p) at 30fps (frames per second)..The Redmi Pad 2 (Wi-Fi only) comes in 4GB RAM + 128GB configurations for Rs 13,999. The Pad 2 model (Wi-Fi + 4G cellular) variant is available in two options-- 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs 15,999 and Rs 17,999, come in two colours--graphite gray and mint green. And, the company is offering Pad 2 cover and Redmi Smart Pen accessories for Rs 1,299 and Rs 3,999, reports 47% revenue growth in Q1 as it launches new electric the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on DH Tech.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Redmi Pad 2 Android tablet launched in India at ₹13999: Features explained
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi has launched a new budget tablet, Redmi Pad 2, in India. The Android-based tablet comes with a sleek design, a 2.5K display, and a massive battery, bringing promising features at an affordable price. The Redmi Pad 2 comes in Wi-Fi and Cellular variants, along with a support stylus, making creative work swift. Therefore, if you are looking for a tablet that provides a great display experience, seamless productivity, and creative work, then you may want to consider buying the new Redmi Pad 2. Know more about what this budget tablet has to offer. Also read: Redmi Watch Move launched at ₹1999, Xiaomi's first made-in-India smartwatch The Redmi Pad 2 features an 11-inch 2.5K display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a 274 ppi pixel density, 10-bit colour depth, and up to 600nits peak brightness. The display has also received a TÜV Rheinland certification for Low Blue Light and Flicker Free viewing experience. For performance, the tablet is powered by the MediaTek G100 Ultra processor paired with up to 8GB of RAM. Its architecture includes two Cortex-A76 performance cores and six Cortex-A55 efficiency cores that claim to provide smooth day-to-day performance. Also read: Xiaomi X Pro QLED Series sale starts in India: Check price, availability, and more The Redmi Pad 2 also features an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera for photography as well as video conferencing. It also features a quad-speaker setup with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res Audio support for a sound experience. It runs on Android-based Xiaomi HyperOS 2, which offers several latest features, including Call sync, floating window, gestures, smooth interconnectivity support, and much more. Lastly, the Redmi Pad 2 is backed by a 9000mAh battery that supports a 15W charger, which comes with the box. The Redmi Pad 2 comes at a starting price of Rs.13999 for the 4GB + 128GB (WiFi) variant. The Redmi Pad 2 4G variant comes in two storage options: 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB, which are priced at Rs.15999 and Rs.17999, respectively. The tablet will come in two colour variants: Graphite Gray and Mint Green. Buyers can also purchase Redmi Pad 2 accessories such as the S Pen, which is priced at Rs.3999 and the cover, which costs Rs.1299. Xiaomi is also providing a launch offer with Rs.1000 instant discount on HDFC Bank card with EMI. The Redmi Pad 2 will officially go on sale from June 24 on Amazon, Flipkart, and authorised retail stores. Mobile Finder: Xiaomi 15 Ultra LATEST specs, features, and price
GSM Arena
11-06-2025
- GSM Arena
Redmi Watch Move review
The Redmi Watch Move is Xiaomi's latest smartwatch. It's the most affordable model in the company's lineup in markets such as India, which also includes the Redmi Watch 5 Active and the oddly named Redmi Watch 5 Lite, which is the most expensive one. The Redmi Watch Move makes some big claims despite its incredibly low price tag of INR 1,999 (~$23). Xiaomi claims that this model offers the best heart rate monitoring accuracy, the best step counter accuracy, the best display, and the best battery life in the segment. We will get to those, but let's first start with the design. As with seemingly every smartwatch Xiaomi makes these days, the Redmi Watch Move design is heavily inspired by the Apple Watch. Everything from the curvature of the glass, the corners of the display, the edges of the watch body, and even the shape of the strap are near-identical to that of Apple's designs. This always results in the same awkward conversation of someone asking you what Apple Watch model you are wearing, followed by the embarrassing admission that it isn't actually an Apple Watch but merely a pretender that costs over twenty times less. I'm sure for some people this might be a pro rather than a con; after all, imitation luxury watches have existed for as long as luxury watches. But if that's not your jam then you might be disappointed. The straps are color-matched with the watch, and you can pick from one of four different color options. The straps have an Apple Watch Sport Band-style design, but with a buckle instead of a stud. They also have a very convenient release mechanism that requires pressing a button, and the strap detaches from the watch effortlessly. Being a budget device, the Redmi Watch Move body is made entirely out of plastic. You still get an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. A new addition to the Redmi Watch design is the rotating crown on the side, which, of course, can also be pressed as a button. I didn't find the rotating feature particularly useful as the dial is rather stiff and difficult to move. It also only just scrolls through the contents of the screen, which you could do very easily using the touchscreen. Moving on to the display, the Redmi Watch Move has a 1.85-inch AMOLED display with a 390 x 450 resolution and 60Hz refresh rate. The display is excellent with bright, vibrant colors and great viewing angles. The high resolution makes text and watch faces look super smooth and the brightness is adequate outdoors. The display does have sizable bezels of about 3mm all around but most watch faces help hide this pretty well. Unfortunately, there is an issue with the display, and that is the lack of automatic brightness. The panel can get quite bright, but you have to adjust the brightness manually. You can get by with a medium brightness that is still visible outdoors and doesn't blind you at night but it's far from ideal. The display supports always-on mode, which is handy. The watch also responds well to twists of the wrist to check the time. However, on our unit, the display would sometimes turn on even if the wrist wasn't rotated and I often found myself walking around with a fully lit panel. This is most likely a calibration issue with the accelerometer and could be fixed with a software update. The watch has a built-in speaker and a microphone. The speaker gets loud enough for notifications and calls and can even tickle you a little with its reverberations. The HyperOS software on the Redmi Watch Move is quite good. The UI on the watch is well laid out and easy to use. The same can also be said of the Mi Fitness app for Android and iOS, although the annoyance of making and logging into an account remains. The app offers a ton of watch faces for you to use; Xiaomi claims there are more than 200. There are a lot of good ones in there and you should find at least something that takes your fancy. Some watch faces also come with their own AOD mode, although most just use the default one. The Redmi Watch Move is super quick to download and enable a new watch face from the app, with the entire process often taking under two seconds. However, the watch can only store two additional watch faces over the four that come pre-installed, and you cannot remove those four to make space. This makes going through all those 200+ watch faces a chore, as you have to immediately remove the one you just set to make space for the next one. Mi Fitness One of the four pre-installed watch faces is AI-generated, which is part of the limited AI functionality on this watch. You can speak a prompt and the watch will generate an image for you to use. The process is a bit slow and you can't just cycle through them as it will only generate one image at a time and you have to redo the prompt if you want more options. Despite that, I was having fun generating some images until I hit the 30-free trials limit, after which the watch told me to get a $2.5 ($2 for a limited time) monthly subscription if I wanted to keep generating more images. It's also not a Xiaomi subscription, but rather to some company called AI Zone that does the image generation. The same company also handles the other AI feature, which is AI Q&A. This is a limited version of an AI chatbot that more or less works like Siri as you can only ask it one question at a time. It's also not very good because I asked it the time in a particular city and it told me it can't do that, which is really helpful coming from a watch. The Redmi Watch Move does not have Alexa like Xiaomi's more expensive watches. If that's something you find yourself using a lot then this won't be the watch for you. Then there are all the fitness features. The Redmi Watch Move has built-in heart rate monitoring along with a blood oxygen sensor. Using the data from both, it can also track other things, such as your stress, vitality, and sleep. Xiaomi claims that the heart rate monitoring is 97% accurate, the highest in its class. There's no easy way to verify that other than strapping myself to an ECG machine so I will take Xiaomi's word for it. Finally, you get your usual plethora of activities that can be tracked, 140+ in this case with auto-detection for six, including outdoor running, walking, outdoor cycling, rowing, elliptical, and jump rope. The only thing missing from that list is swimming, which the watch will not track for some reason. The Redmi Watch Move does not have built-in GPS so it relies on your phone to provide location information. This means you need to have your phone on you to use the location tracking features. Xiaomi claims a battery life of 14 days. After about a week of use, I still had about 54% battery left, so I'd say that claim seems to be accurate. The charger is just a thin USB cable that attaches magnetically to the back of the watch. All things considered, I think Redmi Watch Move is fantastic for the price. INR 1,999 is very low for the features and functionality on offer here. I was impressed with the display, the software, the battery life, and the range of fitness-tracking features. It lacks a few things like GPS and Alexa that Xiaomi's more expensive models offer, and the design is far too derivative to be taken seriously. But if you can look past those things then this is exceptionally good value.
Mint
03-06-2025
- Mint
Redmi Watch Move review: Redmi Watch Move review: Stands out in a sea of budget smartwatches
The new Redmi Watch Move ( ₹1,999) by Xiaomi is a budget-friendly smartwatch that aims to deliver a compelling set of features without breaking the bank. It's an important intervention by Xiaomi, since most affordable smartwatches in India while looking good and loading specs sheet with features often come with heavy compromises and significant inaccuracies in fitness tracking. For long, Xiaomi's Mi Bands have been my consistent recommendation for entry-level fitness tracking, and the company is now trying to win back its lost ground (to the likes of noise, boAt, Fire-Boltt et al) with the Redmi Watch Move. Look and feel The Redmi Watch Move sports predictable, yet a modern and clean design with an all-glass display with a metallic frame with curved sides. And at under 40 grams, its pretty lightweight as well—but thankfully, doesn't feel cheap. It does have a larger footprint making the watch feel a tad chunky on slender wrists. Some people though, prefer a bold design and it looks the part. But within this predictable chassis, Xiaomi punches above its weight. The 1.85-inch AMOLED display is one of the biggest and brightest displays in the segment—there's vibrant colours, deep blacks, and pretty good contrast. Plus, a peak brightness of 600 nits contributes to pretty good visibility even in outdoor settings. The lack of auto-brightness is a little disappointing, though. Also read: The refresh rate race got hotter with three new gaming monitors The Always-On Display (AOD) feature adds convenience, allowing you to glance at the time and notifications without waking the device, though it may impact battery life. You can alternatively opt to set it to wake the display when you raise your wrist or simply tap on the display to wake it. One of the highlights of the Redmi Watch Move is a crown—it does not just augment the visual appeal but is a fully functional crown that you can rotate to scroll through apps and menus aiding in navigation and providing quick access to functions. In terms of design, the impressive display and a utilitarian crown make the Redmi Watch Move stand out in a very crowded segment. The watch also comes with an IP68 rating, resisting dust and water—you can actually go swimming with it. The performance The Redmi Watch Move is powered by Xiaomi's HyperOS which delivers a smooth and intuitive user experience. The UI is quite fluid and responsive, and the large icons and gesture-based controls make the navigation intuitive even to first-time smartwatch users. You can customize the interface via the companion Mi Fitness app (available for both Android and iOS). The watch also supports Hindi this time around to widen its cache of users. A special note for the large collection of watch faces that Xiaomi offers. There are more than 200 options, and some of them are delightful, and you can even create your own using AI. Setting up the watch on first run via the Mi Fitness app is seamless, by the way. I mention this obvious step for a reason, because this is mostly a hit-and-a-miss with most budget fitness trackers and smartwatches. Setting up app permissions is still a chore, but not a showstopper. A key feature of the Redmi Watch Move is the support for Bluetooth voice calling. The watch has a built-in speaker and microphone, enabling users to make and receive calls directly from their wrist. There's a full dial pad, call logs, and the ability to send quick replies. While it's socially awkward to talk to your wrist in most scenarios, it is a handy feature for when you are out and about for a run or in the field for a match with your phone at home or in the locker room. It's not the greatest experience, especially outdoors, but good enough for the purpose. Xiaomi claims that the Redmi Watch Move can last up to 14 days on a single charge with typical usage. In real-world usage, with really pushing it hard, it easily lasted me for over a week, and that's pretty good. That said, with the Always-On Display feature enabled, the battery life comes down to only few days. A full charge takes just 75 minutes. But a quick 10-minute charge can provide you enough juice to last you over a day. Accurate fitness tracking The Redmi Watch Move is equipped with a range of health and fitness tracking capabilities. It offers continuous heart rate monitoring, SpO2 tracking, sleep analysis, and stress monitoring giving users comprehensive insights into their overall wellness. Additionally, it provides menstrual health tracking for women. For sports enthusiasts, the watch supports over 140 sports modes, with auto-detection for several popular activities. For activities like walking, the watch can utilize the paired smartphone's GPS for more accurate tracking (there's no on-board GPS, which is par for the course in this price segment). You can also track board games as activities which I guess is just a fun addition with no qualitative purpose. The step count accuracy is reasonably good, though there might be slight discrepancies compared to actual numbers. A lot of other smartwatches in this segment offer as many features as this one but most tend to have erratic readings. What really makes the Redmi Watch Move special in its segment is the level of accuracy it delivers while measuring health and fitness parameters—I did compare the readings with an external heart rate monitor and oximeter. Sleep tracking too, compared via my much more expensive Garmin smartwatch on the other wrist, was notably accurate for a budget smartwatch. Should you buy it? The Redmi Watch Move delivers a compelling combination of features, all at an affordable price in a good-looking chassis. It offers excellent value for money, making it a good option for first-time smartwatch buyers as well as those seeking a reliable wearable for fitness tracking. There's an impressive array of features that overwhelm any limitations or mishits. It doesn't aim to be an ice-cream sundae but contended to offer a very rich vanilla flavour. For ₹1,999, it's a no-fuss smartwatch that's easier to recommend amidst a sea of middling, and often avoidable, smartwatches. It's a standout budget smartwatch that follows the good ol' Xiaomi's value-for-money playbook to the tee. Also read: The mastery and music of movement
Deccan Herald
28-05-2025
- Health
- Deccan Herald
Redmi Watch Move review: Excellent budget fitness companion
Redmi Watch Move. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit Redmi Watch Move. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit Redmi Watch Move supports SpO2 reading. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit Redmi Watch Move. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit
