Who is better for you?

South Korean electronics company LG on Wednesday launched its K10 (2017) smartphone for less than Rs 15,000. Recently Xiaomi also launched its Redmi Note 4 at a price of less than Rs 15,000. Three variants of this phone of Xiaomi have been introduced. The cheapest variant is of Rs 9,999 and the expensive variant is of Rs 12,999.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and LG K10 (2017) come with good specifications at affordable prices. While Xiaomi aims to take the Redmi Note 4 to new heights of success, LG aims to strengthen its hold on the budget market through the K10.

Price, availability and color
The price of LG K10 is Rs 13,990. Will be available in retail stores from February 23 in Black, Gold and Titanium colors. At the same time, its sale will start from February 26 on major online retail stores. This phone comes in one storage and RAM variant only. Whereas Redmi Note 4 smartphone me dot com Available on (Flipkart).

Three variants of Redmi Note 4 are available – 2 GB RAM + 32 GB storage variant is available for Rs 9,999, 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage variant is available for Rs 10,999 and 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage variant is available for Rs 12,999. Redmi Note 4 is available in Black, Gold and Gray colors.

Design and Specifications
There is a fingerprint sensor on the back of both the devices. Metal and plastic have been used in these. On the front panel, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has capacitive backlit navigation buttons while the LG K10 has onscreen buttons.

Talking about the specifications, Redmi Note 4 has a 5.5 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display. Whereas LG K10 has a 5.3 inch HD (720×1280 pixels) display. Snapdragon 625 processor has been used in the phone. Whereas LG K10 has 1.5 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6750 chipset. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has Adreno 506 GPU for graphics while K10 has integrated Mali-T860MP2 GPU. The phone has a hybrid SIM slot, that is, the second SIM slot will also play the role of an SD card slot. Users will be able to use microSD card up to 128 GB. The LG K10 is a dual SIM smartphone and it supports microSD card for expandable storage. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 comes with different RAM and storage. It is worth noting that the top variant of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage will be available to you for Rs 12,999. Whereas LG K10 has only 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage and its price is Rs 13,990. That means Redmi Note 4 is a better option.

Talking about the camera, the rear camera sensor of Note 4 is 13 megapixel which is equipped with F/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash and PDAF. For selfie lovers, a 5-megapixel front camera with aperture F/2.0, 85-degree wide angle lens has been provided. LG K10 (2017) has a 13-megapixel rear camera. It is equipped with CMOS sensor and flash. For selfie lovers, a 5 megapixel sensor has been provided.

Compared to the 2800 mAh battery of the LG K10 (2017), you will get a 4100 mAh battery in the Redmi Note 4. Both the phones come with 4G and VoLTE connectivity. Note 4 comes with the company’s OS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. While K10 (2017) runs on Android 7.0 Nougat.

The most important feature of LG K10 (2017) is ViLTE support. There is also support for the national emergency number 112. The LG K10 (2017) will also support 9 regional languages. In the rest of the departments, it faces a strong challenge from the Redmi Note 4, especially in terms of price and bigger battery.

other differences
We have not reviewed the LG K10 (LTE). However, there is nothing special in it that you would want to buy it. It would have been good if LG had provided more RAM and storage and a better display in the phone. It is a good thing to have dual SIM slots and a separate microSD card support in the phone. And it appears far behind the powerful performance Redmi Note 4 in terms of specifications and features. It is easier to buy LG K10 than Redmi Note 4 which gets sold out in a few seconds in the sale.

Whereas Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is a great package. But there are shortcomings like hybrid SIM slot, lack of quick charging support and too many preloaded apps. We believe that Redmi Note 4 will give a strong challenge to smartphones in its segment or slightly more expensive ranges. This phone is a champion in terms of design, battery life and performance. For users who want a phone with a large display and good battery life in a budget, Redmi Note 4 is a good option.