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Xiaomi Mi 3S Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi 3S
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Xiaomi Mi 4 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi 4
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Xiaomi Mi 4C Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi 5 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi 5
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Hands-on with the Redmi 3S Prime from Xiaomi. This phone packs big performance into a well-built feature rich package costing less than the competition.Read more
Worth every penny!Read more
Xiaomi redefined the entry-level segment in 2014 with the Redmi 1S. Two years later, the brand is at it once again with the Redmi 3S.Read more
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3.8 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
20 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
20 %
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Answer: Do not buy this cheap Chinese garbage. I am using this piece of crap and experiencing frequent WiFi outages. No matter how many times I reset and reconfigure it, there are always lags and unstable speeds. Always go with the reputed brands like TP-Link, D Link, Tenda or Netgear. These bran...Read more
By now, you've probably heard of Xiaomi – the Chinese company, which is in the habit of selling smartphones with some pretty powerful hardware at unbelievably low prices — in eastern Asia, at least. Indeed, trying to get your hands on one of these handsets will usually involve some extra shipping fees and taxes, but even after that, the phones still end up offering some extra value for the money spent...Read more
Xiaomi Mi4C review – the Chinese upstart targets the mid-range marketRead more
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4.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4 stars
45 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core6-coreQuad-core
RAM memory3 GB3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.5 GHz1.8 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 530

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.0 in5.15 in
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS LCDIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density441.0 ppi441.0 ppi441.0 ppi428.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
nonono
Number of colors
N/A
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.8 f2.0 f2.0 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.8"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx

Storage

Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotNo memory slotNo memory slot
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
nonono

Design

Colour of productSilver
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Purple
  • White
Shock resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Material
N/A
N/A
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.14.2
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Dual sim support
N/A
noyesyes
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
N/A
A2DP
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
Video output
N/A
N/A
NoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.1

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 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
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

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