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4.3 out of 5
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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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4.3 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
54 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0Android 4.3Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 670Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8274ABMediaTek Helio X MT6795
RAM memory4 GB2 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330PowerVR G6200

Display

Screen size5.6 in5.0 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Resolution2220 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density441.0 ppi441.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Panel type
N/A
LCDLCD
Technology
N/A
IPS LCDIPS TFT
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.2 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)76.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)76.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
No memory slotmicroSD
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Clearly white
  • Just black
Black
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPolycarbonatePlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.96 in5.67 in5.91 in
Width2.76 in2.9 in2.99 in
Depth0.32 in0.32 in0.34 in
Weight5.19 oz5.11 oz5.78 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Mini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE4.04.1
NFCyesyesno
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3050.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer
Standby time
N/A
500.0 h264.0 h
Talk time
N/A
25.0 h
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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