Redmi Note 7 Pro vs Realme 2 Pro vs Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2: A new budget king?

The Redmi Note series is arguably the most popular budget smartphone series in the country at the moment. It is also the reason for Xiaomi’s meteoric rise in the Indian smartphone market as well. Although this has been parroted so much it has to be stressed that Xiaomi does indeed give you that proverbial bang for your buck, and with the Redmi Note 7-series , it has done so again.

Keeping aside Xiaomi’s comments about competitors not putting in the exact same chipset that they’re marketing, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro comes with the Snapdragon 675 SoC while the Redmi Note 7 comes with a Snapdragon 660 SoC. Apart from that, the Note 7 Pro has a 48 MP Sony IMX586 sensor and the Note 7 has a 12 MP sensor. When we see that the former has been priced starting at Rs 13,999 and the latter at Rs 9,999, we can say for sure that Xiaomi means business in the budget segment.

Interestingly, Xiaomi called out Asus , Realme and Vivo for using an underclocked Snapdragon 660 on their smartphones, a statement which will certainly raise some eyebrows. Regardless, here’s what the Note 7 Pro is up against. Mind you, this is only a spec sheet comparison and only a full review will reveal the Note 7 Pro’s strengths and weaknesses in detail, so stay tuned for that.