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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
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Text: Debashis Sarkar, TOI Tech 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. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 reviewRead more
Equipped with a Snapdragon 650 SoC and fingerprint sensor, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 has the potential to shake up the budget smartphone market. Our review.Read more
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35 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 9.0Android 4.3Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.6 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8274ABMediaTek Helio X MT6795
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP12
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330PowerVR G6200
RAM memory
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
2 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in6.39 in5.0 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeOLED
N/A
LCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 2160 px3120 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLED
N/A
IPS LCDIPS TFT
Pixel density402.0 ppi538.0 ppi441.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
no
HDRyes
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx40.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.6F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
No memory slotmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Titanium grey
  • Midnight blue
  • Black
  • Emerald Green
  • Twilight
Black
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.07 in6.21 in5.67 in5.91 in
Width2.93 in2.85 in2.9 in2.99 in
Depth0.31 in0.34 in0.32 in0.34 in
Weight6.28 oz6.67 oz5.11 oz5.78 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
N/A
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
No
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3050.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time505.0 h
N/A
500.0 h264.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
N/A
Qi
N/A
N/A
Talk time
N/A
N/A
25.0 h
N/A

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