Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has been extremely successful in the Indian market. Since its first entry into the region, it has become the most popular brand in the region and has now also received the title for the top brand in terms of smartphone quality.

The company received the title after RedQuanta, a customer intelligence firm, reported on its findings of a study that was conducted in over 25 cities with over a thousand respondents. The primary goal of the study was to find the top smartphone brand in the market, in terms of the perceived quality of its handsets. In the study, multiple factors were taken into consideration, which includes the camera, battery life, durability, and value for money.

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The report found that Mi India led the rank in two of these aspects, namely camera, and long battery life. Furthermore, the company also arrived on top of its known affordability. The study found that most respondents placed an emphasis on a “good quality” smartphone. While the recommended score is 83 percent as per the firm, Xiaomi managed to achieve a score of 86 percent on post purchase satisfaction.

Muralikrishnan B, Chief Operating Officer, Mi India stated that “we are committed to continuous innovation with an unwavering focus on quality and customer experience. Towards this, we are deeply invested in ensuring that our Smartphones are designed for India and are able to weather the tough environmental and usage conditions that phones are subject to in the real world. While we are excited about topping the Quality charts again, our aim is to provide the best quality at an honest price and well rounded experience to our consumers. Recognition like this gives us more confidence about our decisions and pushes us to ensure that the user receives only the best.”

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Today’s life is heavily attached to our mobile devices -mostly smartphones- but laptops are making a big come back lately with many Chinese manufacturers offering great devices and Value for Money. XIDU is one of those manufacturers that offer lightweight and portable 2in1 laptops with a touch display. One great budget-friendly model is the XIDU PhilBook Max. Let’s check out what it’s all about.

XIDU PhilBook Max build quality

The PhilBook Max is made of aluminum and weighs just 1.39 kg. At the same time, it is among the thinnest laptops out there with its thickest point measuring just 16mm. Despite its thin profile and budget price, it comes with a bunch of ports like 2 x USB 3.0 ports, an SD card slot, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Also, there is a 2MP webcam that might not be the best there is but it gets the job done. What’s more, the laptop is pretty comfortable but features all the disadvantages of a laptop keyboard. On the other hand, the touchpad is large and works as it should.

As for the rest (and most important) specs, it is powered by the Intel E3950 and 8GB of RAM. Also, it comes with 128GB SSD for fast loading times. There is a 14.1″ multitouch FHD display that can rotate 360° thanks to the flexible hinge design. Lastly, there is 802.11 ac WiFi.

XIDU PhilBook Max performance

Performance-wise, it doesn’t set fire to the Benchmark apps but it has adequate power for everyday tasks. After all, don’t forget that it is a budget 2in1 laptop so you shouldn’t expect top-notch performance to start with. The important factors like RAM amount and disk type are there as 8GB RAM make sure that multitasking is smooth and the fast 128GB SSD reduces loading times by a lot. Also, lightweight gaming is what you can do but heavy gaming is out of the question since there is no dedicated GPU.

As far as battery life is concerned, it can go on up to 6 hours of use on a single charge so there is no need to panic if you left your charger at home. Lastly, there is the touch display. Touch works as it should without any strange issues. Overall, the PhilBook Max is among the best low budget 2in1 laptops out there and you should consider it if you are looking for something similar.

If we had to report some pros and cons about it, we’d definitely put battery life, weight, 2in1 character, touchscreen, and SSD on the pros side. On the other hand, it could have had a more powerful CPU, a faster charger, and a more sturdy hinge system.

The PhilBook Max currently sells for around $350 on Amazon and it maybe is the cheapest 2in1 laptop right now. If you are on a tight budget and are looking for an entry-level 2in1 laptop, take a look at it. Especially if you are a student.

You can grab it as a Christmas present on the official XIDU Store, Aliexpress, and Amazon US, UK, FR, ES, IT stores. To get discount coupons on more XIDU devices, click here.

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