Best Smartphone Under 15000 Rs. Review on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is in a way, the company’s comeback smartphone in India. The last major launch was the Mi 4i in April 2015, and it’s been sometime since the Chinese start-up introduced a brand new smartphone for the country. In India, the Rs 10, 000 to Rs 12, 000 price-band has emerged as a sweet-spot for smartphone manufacturers. In January, Lenovo launched the K4 Note at Rs 11, 499; followed by Chinese newcomer LeEco’s Le 1S, which offers a full-metal body, 32GB space at just Rs 10, 999. At Rs 9, 999 for 16GB and Rs 11, 999 for the 32GB version, the Redmi Note 3 is the latest addition to this segment, combining beefy specs with premium looks.

The first all-metal body Note phone from Xiaomi, this one has a lot riding for the company, given how crucial India will be to its future growth. As numbers showed, in China the growth has stagnated, and India is the next big market to take seriously, if a player is looking to pump up volume sales of their smartphones.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 detailed specifications

GENERAL

Form factor Touchscreen

Dimensions(mm) 150.00 x 76.00 x 8.65

Weight(g) 164.00

Battery capacity(mAh) 4050

Removable battery No

Colours Gold, Silver, Dark Grey

SAR value 0.56

DISPLAY

Screen size(inches) 5.50

Touchscreen Yes

Resolution 1080 x1920 pixels

Pixels per inch(PPI) 403

HARDWARE

Processor 1.4GHz  hexa-core

Processor make Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

RAM 2 GB/3 GB

Internal storage 16 GB/32 GB

Expandable storage Yes

Expandable storage type micro SD

Expandable storage(GB) 128

CAMERA

Rear camera 16-megapixel

Flash Yes

Front camera 5-megapixel

SOFTWARE

Operating System Android 5.1

Skin MIUI 7

CONNECTIVITY

Wi-Fi Yes

Wi-Fi supported 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac

GPS Yes

Bluetooth Yes, v 4.10

NFC No

Infrared Yes

USB OTG Yes

Headphones 3.5mm

FM Yes

Number of SIMs 2

SIM 1 SIM Type Nano-SIM GSM/ CDMA     GSM 3G     Yes 4G/ LTE     Yes Supports 4G in India(Band 40)     Yes

SIM 2 SIM Type Micro-SIM GSM/ CDMA     GSM 3G     Yes 4G/ LTE     Yes Supports 4G in India(Band 40)     Yes

SENSORS

Compass/ Magnetometer Yes

Proximity sensor Yes

Accelerometer Yes

Ambient light sensor Yes

Gyroscope Yes

Barometer No

Temperature sensor No