I have the Pro model with 32mb and 16mp camera and Snapdragon chip. My first impression was wow what a beautiful phone, it was displayed next to an iPhone 6S plus that was 4x as expensive and the Xiaomi stood out not just for its looks.
But it was so much more compact for the same size of screen. Picking it up after handling the iPhone was even more astounding, it was light and felt much better in the hand. I spent a while comparing the two and there was very little difference in speed and the screens seemed much the same. Although I was not shopping for a phone I bought the Note 3 out of sheer curiosity.