Xiaomi officially launched Redmi note 3 a budget smartphone on 24 November in Beijing. Redmi Note 3 is the third generation of Redmi Note series Smartphone and Company first time give a fingerprint sensor in Redmi note 3 and fingerprint sensor is fast and very accurate. This phone comes with full metallic unibody body and curved edges make for a some better handling experience. Overall Redmi Note 3 feels and looks like a premium smartphone, the phone build quality and construction is excellent.
Redmi Note 3 Review: Display
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comes with a 5.50-inch display with a resolution of 1080×1920 pixels full HD at a 403ppi. Display is impressive in night and sun light condition. Redmi Note 3 display quality, viewing angle is very decent and you can adjust colour temperature.
Redmi Note 3 Review: Performance
Redmi Note 3 powered by a 64-bit 2GHz Helio X10 MediaTek processor backed by the PowerVR G6200 GPU with 2GB DDR3 and 3GB DDR3 RAM variants, 2 GB version comes with 16 GB storage and 3 GB version comes with 32 GB internal storage, no expandable storage option via microSD card slot. Phone performance is nice and heavy games runs smoothly. phone graphics don’t look like flagship device but for a budget smartphone that power is enough.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Camera Test
Redmi Note 3 officially camera sample
Redmi Note 3 has a 13 Megapixel Rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, dual LED light, face detection, panorama and HDR mode. Picture quality of rear camera is average in day light, There does seem to be a lack of saturation and detail in most images however. In night camera performe average but in dual tone Led flash photo quality is good, one thing I noticed that Redmi Note 2 camera app is much better than Redmi Note 3 and it is a softwear issue. You can shot full HD 1080p 30fps video recording. This phone comes with 5 Megapixel front facing camera with a f/2.0 aperture for better selfies and front camera is also average. Overall both front and back camera are average and don’t expect too much.
Redmi Note 3 Connectivity
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comes with standard suite of connectivity options like – Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and FM Radio. Phone support dual SIM and Both SIM support 4G LTE, the phone call quality pretty good as well and rear speaker of Note 3 is about average.
Software
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 runs on Latest version of MIUI 7 based on Android 5.0.2. but MIUI 7 come with very heavy user interface and many bugs. Miui provide too much customization options and number of feature. Xiaomi provide weekly developer OTA updates, overall MIUI7 allow best software experience in this price range.
Redmi Note 3 Review : Battery
Redmi Note 3 has a massive 4000mAh non removable battery capacity. battery life is great in this price range and 2 day in average use. The phone not comes with fast charging feature.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 key specifications
- Display- 5.5-inch full HD
- Processor- 2GHz Helio X10 MediaTek Octa core
- RAM- 2GB/3GB LPDDR3 dual-channel
- Storage – 16GB and 32GB option, no expandable
- Camera Rear- 13MP PDAF Autofocus
- Camera front – 5 Megapixel
- Battery- 4000 mAh large battery
- weight 164g
- Fingerprint sensor, unlocks in 0.3s
- 4G Dual SIM, both SIM slots support 4G
- thin- 8.65mm
Redmi Note 3 Price (Updated)
Redmi Note 3 comes in silver, gray and Gold. Price of xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (2GB RAM & 16GB) model is 7,599 Rs ($119) and for (3GB RAM & 32GB model) is 10,799 Rs in India at amazon India.
Redmi Note 3: Negative Point
- phone don’t come with SDcard slot
- camera is about average
- non-removable battery
- Display is lack a bit in contrast
Redmi Note 3: Good Point
- impressive battery life
- excellent build quality
- fast and accurate fingerprint sensor
- Good software experience
- impressive Performance
- best sunlight readability