The last release of the Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro by Xiaomi has taken the smartphone industry by storm. After the China launch, the company had been posting several durability test videos where the Redmi Note 7 was thrown down the stairs, used as skates, cutting board, and also used for smashing walnuts. Even though the device survived in those company’s tests, it fails YouTuber’s bend test. Yes. The device has been put through the scratch, heat, and bend test, and surprisingly the smartphone fails miserably in the last bit.
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Popular YouTuber JerryRigEverything’s Redmi Note 7 durability test video begins with the scratch test, and it is seen that the device finally bears scratches at Moh level 6. JerryRigEverything’s test revealed some weak spots around the power key and next to the SIM tray. Even though the back of the phone is covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, it failed to help the device from shattering into pieces. Ultimately, the device cracked and both its glasses on the front and rear snapped.
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The Redmi Note 7 comes with water repellent coating, and the SIM card tray has a rubber seal to ensure the water doesn’t go inside and damage the internal components.
You can watch the full video of this durability test on the Redmi Note 7 below. Xiaomi is yet to respond to these tests.
Obviously, these tests aren’t a perfect assessment of durability. And it’s worth noting that the Redmi Note 7 performed better compared to its price.
To recall, the Redmi Note 7 Indian variant comes with a 6.3-inch FHD+ and flaunts a dot-notch. Powering the Redmi Note 7 is an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC. The handset further packs up to 4GB of RAM alongside up to 64GB of onboard storage.
For photography, the phone gets a dual camera set up at the back. The configuration comprises a 12-megapixel primary sensor and 2-megapixel AI cameras. There’s a 13-megapixel shooter at the front for selfies. A massive 4,000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 4 support via USB Type-C backs all of this. On the software terms, the Redmi Note 7 runs Android 9 Pie with MIUI 10 layered on top.
The Redmi Note 7 is priced at Rs 9,999 for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage variant, and Rs 11,999 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant in India.