Nov 08, 2016 12:38 PM
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Let's say that you're in the market for a new smartphone, but you're constrained within a very tight budget . One of your options is to settle for something on the lower end, but made by a well-know company the Motorola Moto G and the Samsung Galaxy J5 are some of the first models to come to my mind. Alternatively, you may take a gamble and go for something a bit more.Something like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
Xaiomi is one of the many chinese brands we rarely get to mention, primanly due to their near zero presence in the western part of the world. but when we do get talk about Xiaomi's handsets, the stor usually revolves around how much you get for so little. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, for instance, packs a humongous battery, a high resolution display, a 16mp camera, and a fairly powerful Snapdragon 650 SoC coupled with plenty of memory and storage space. All of this costs well below 14000 in the Asian markets where the phone is officially on sale. Could this deal be too good to be true. however, or is this the absolute best bang you can get at this prince point? And no less importantly, is importing one worth it given the extra fees you'll have to endure?
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Excitement and curiosity, sprinkled with a healthy dose of skepticism-this is what I felt as I was setting up the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 as my new personal phone .On one hand, it was my first time having one of the brand's handsetas adeily driver. On the other, I was finding it hand to believe that a smart phone could retail for so little and not be terrible. Spoiler alert: it was not .
Looks, however, weren't what the Redmi Note 3 was going to win me with . Dont get me wrong: the phone looks great for abudget offering. and it is clear that Xiaomi has put effort in giving it character-by going for a metal body, for instance, or by adding a shiny metallic trim around the glass covering the front. in spite of this, the handset couldn't thrill me with its appearance.
in the hand, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 feels Bulky and heavy, which is to be expected given the considerable capacity of its battery cell. It is well balanced, however, and its curved corners make it comfortable. I'm also happy to report that all buttons work well. while the fingerprint scanner is positioned right where my index finger naturrally rests.
Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention that this thing has a fingerprint scanner! Very few low cost phones will offer you this perk and having it is a great convenience. Admittediy, the one on the Redmi Note 3 is fast and reliable.
On the have technical side of things, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Sports a 5.5-inch LCD display with 1080 by 1920 pixels, which, in human speak, means that it is big and stuffed with more than enough pixels to deliver clear and crisp visuals. For a budget-friendly handset, this screen is nearly perfect.
I did have to add that " nearly there because the screen's colors aren't exactly accurate. One flew that tends to stick out is the cold color tone, giving whites a noticeably blueish look. Thankfully color temperature can be corrected from the setting menu, although I'm writting to bet that most people wouldn't even notice that the screen is colder than it should be.
Before I Proceed, I must make itclear that I've had almost no troubles using the Redmi Note 3 in broad daylight. The screen gets bright enough to be used comfortably outdoors, and it would have been even easier to see if its glass surface wasn't as reflective. At night, I sometimes took advantage of the built in Reader Mode, which works pretty much like flux or Apple's Night Shift - it filters out blue light to reduoe eye strain.
