The successor of the first generation Redmi Note is finally here in India. Back in November 2014, when Xiaomi first launched its 5.5-inch Redmi Note phablet, it was a game changer at Rs 9,999. After 16 months, Xiaomi aims to redo the same thing at the same price, of course, in a more competitive market now.
The Redmi Note 3 will be offered in two options: 2GB RAM with 16GB ROM at Rs 9,999 and 3GB RAM with 32GB ROM at Rs 11,999.
With the market slowly shifting towards 5.5-inch smartphones, rivals LeEco, Huawei, Lenovo and Coolpad had their respective smartphone already placed in this price band much before Xiaomi. However, the Redmi Note 3 seems to have its niche carved out, given the response from the audience showcased at the launch event.
NETWORK Technology- GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2016, January
Status Available. Released 2016, February
BODY Dimensions- 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight- 164 g(5.78 oz)
SIM Dual SIM(Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches(~72.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels(~403 ppi pixel density)
MultBrianbalakumaranuch Yes
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v5.1.1(Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
CPU Hexa-core(4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
GPU Adreno 510
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB(uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Standard version
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - High version, Special edition
CAMERA Primary 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED(dual tone) flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p
SOUND
1) Alert types- Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker - Yes
3.5mm jack - Yes
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Infrared port Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, recording
USB - microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES - Sensors Fingerprint, accele_45rometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser - HTML5
Java - No
BATTERY - Non-removable Li-Po 4050 mAh battery
Colors - Silver, Gray, Gold
SAR US - 1.26 W/kg(head) SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg(head) Price group -5/10
TESTS Performance Basemark OS II: 1914 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1426
Basemark X: 14717
Display - Contrast ratio: 953:1(nominal), 2.249(sunlight)
Camera - 16 and second is 5 mp Loudspeaker Voice - 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -96.0dB / Crosstalk -95.6dB
Battery life - Endurance rating 93h
