Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G adds rare rear LED notification ring for under $250

An interesting piece of hardware that you don't often see in a budget smartphone… a ring led light at the back that serves as a notification LED. This is important because now you can be notified without having to unlock your screen or even go to your pockets. Usually in a budget smartphone, all you can get is a screen flash or a vibration.

Customizable rear LED ring replaces screen flash on budget phone

We are talking about a smartphone that sells for under US$ 250. The kind of budget phone where companies try to remove anything special from the hardware to save money. To save money Xiaomi uses matte black plastic casing for the body which makes manufacturing cost cheaper and also makes it strong. This is made for the kind of people that want reliability and future support without paying too much.

Specifications

• Price: less than US$ 250
• Battery: huge
• Security Updates: very long time
• LED Ring Colors: white, red, green
• Screen: low-resolution

As per Notebookcheck: "Special: LED for notifications and charging status. LED ring shines in white, red and green colors.

Customizable colors for specific notification types. Easily notice the color and source of a new message or notice."

So the special LED is there. But there's more, the phone features a giant battery. Also, it says it'll give you security updates for a really long time.

This is all good because that's something people with budget smartphones care about a lot. How long is the battery going to last? And how long will I get support?

But to save cost, the screen has a very low resolution. So that affects how well you can consume media.

Xiaomi Redmi 17 5G. It's available at amazon.com for under 250 USD ($250 approx.) The customizable LED, really long battery life and long security updates make this phone special. This is for the people who care about utility and how long something will last over screen resolution.

Source: NotebookCheck