Performance and battery life
Xiaomi
Phone 2
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Quadrant Advanced: 7,646
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Vellamo 1: 2,638
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Vellamo HTML5: 1,762
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AnTuTu: 14,429
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SunSpider 0.9.1 (ms): 1,142.2
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GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt HD C24z16 Offscreen (fps):
30
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CF-Bench: 17,690
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Battery life in a continuous video playback
test: 4:03 (normal mode)
Xiaomi
Phone 2
Padfone 2
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Quadrant Advanced: 7,703
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Vellamo 1: 2,520
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Vellamo HTML5: 2,018
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AnTuTu: 15,489
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SunSpider 0.9.1 (ms): 1,291.9
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GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt HD C24z16 Offscreen (fps):
31
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CF-Bench: 18,237
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Battery life in a continuous video playback
test: 7:30 (HSPA)
Padfone
2
Optimus G (all models)
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Quadrant Advanced: 7,628
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Vellamo 1: 2,143
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Vellamo HTML5: 1,710
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AnTuTu: 11,284
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SunSpider 0.9.1 (ms): 1,283
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GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt HD C24z16 Offscreen (fps):
31
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CF-Bench: 14,398
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Battery life in a continuous video playback
test: 8:43
Optimus
G
Galaxy Note II
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Quadrant Advanced: 6,819
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Vellamo 1: 2,482
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Vellamo HTML5: 1,831
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AnTuTu: 13,539
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SunSpider 0.9.1 (ms): 1,023
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GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt HD C24Z16 Offscreen (fps):
17
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CF-Bench: 15,267
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B Battery life in a continuous video playback
test: 10:45
Galaxy
Note II
(SunSpider
scores: the lower, the better)
With built-in quad-core APQ8064 SoC, it is not
surprising that test scores and graphics performance of the Xiaomi Phone 2 follow
strictly the Padfone 2’s and Optimus G’s, so we will not go into detail here.
We rarely have a problem on the phone nor hanging during the time we use it –
not like the version we had before. The worry here is only in normal power mode
(rather than performance mode or power saving mode), our evaluated unit only
lasted 4 hours of the standard video playback test (we set the screen
brightness at 50%, use 3G data but with Wi-Fi on, and keep Twitter, Gmail and
Facebook running in the background). In real battery performance, we've got
about 6.5 hours of normal use, mainly on 3G. It's better than 4 hours, but
still lost to the competing devices. Hopefully it will improve over time –
certainly the engineers should consider using more 3G, which is contrary to the
popular 2G widely available in China.
Regarding audio input performance, Xiaomi
Phone 2 has the Audience earSmart technology for dual-mic noise reduction, but
the final result we had left a great impact on the volume, and some of the
original purchaser of this phone also had similar problems during the call. In
the same scenario (in the middle of a shopping mall in Hong Kong), our Padfone 2
creates a soft but audible voice, while the Xiaomi Phone 1S creates more
natural records but still with effective noise reduction results. For some odd
reasons, the noise reduction of the One X has not been activated (perhaps a
certain type of errors), but in this case, we will keep the audio clip of it as
reference.
Conclusion
We
must praise Xiaomi for providing an incredible package at the price like this.
We must praise Xiaomi for providing an incredible
package at the price like this. These guys proved that they are not here to
make money fast with cheap components – they really should get double the price
for the specs, not to mention many software features, along with the commitment
updated weekly. Clearly, software and imperfect performance (especially the
voice assistant’s interface, battery performance and strange English somewhere),
but they can be modified, and the rest of it is stable and could be highly
customized. In short, you would be a fool to miss the opportunity to pick this
phone.
Now, given that the next step for Xiaomi is
to expand advertising outside China, in which Taiwan has been confirmed as the
next destination, maybe it will be followed by a number of European countries
early next year. The biggest challenge at the moment is that it seems the
company is struggling to catch up with the demand, for the opportunity rivals to
accuse it of inciting false hype, as well as allowing them to catch up with the
same products. As outsiders, we do not know the truth behind the scarcity of products,
but it is for sure that taking on this new market will require large-scale
production. Then they may worry about setting up new retail channels, which is very
easy unless the local network carriers refuse to cooperate. Now, let's see where
Xiaomi decoder box will take the company.
You'd
be a fool to miss out on this powerful phone packed with so many good software
features
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Info
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Price: $320
Advantages
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Excellent value at the reasonable price
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Well-modified camera
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Highly customizable interface
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Weekly OTA updates
Disadvantages
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Unexpandable microSD card
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Below-average battery life
Overall
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At just $320 unsubsidized, you'd be a fool to
miss out on this powerful phone packed with so many good software features.
Xiaomi Phone 2
specifications
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Operating system: Android (Jelly Bean [4.1])
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CPU: 1,5GHz
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CPU cores: quad-core
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RAM: 2Gb
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Screen size: 4.3 inches
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Screen resolution: 1,280x720
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Pixel density: 241 ppi
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Screen type: LCD (Active, Color, Backlit)
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Internal memory: 16GB
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Sensors: Accelerometer (motion), Gyroscope
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Camera: 8MP
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Connections: 802.11 b, g, n (2.4 GHz)
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Battery: Li-ion (2,000 mAh capacity)
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