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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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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.1Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.3 GHz2.1 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992MediaTek MT6737Samsung Exynos Octa 7420MediaTek Helio X MT6795
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418ARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T760PowerVR G6200
RAM memory3 GB2 GB3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.1 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFTSuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density538.0 ppi294.0 ppi576.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesno
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
1.9 f2.2 f
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
noyes
Maximum card storage256GB128GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSD

Design

Material
  • Leather
  • Plastic
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White

Dimensions

Height5.86 in5.7 in5.65 in5.91 in
Width3.0 in2.85 in2.78 in2.99 in
Depth0.39 in0.37 in0.27 in0.34 in
Weight5.47 oz5.33 oz4.87 oz5.78 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
noyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
yesno
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video outputSlimPortNoMHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time375.0 h
N/A
N/A
264.0 h
Talk time20.0 h
N/A
17.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yesno
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging yes
N/A
yesno
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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