Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Redmi Note 3 is really
fast—flagship fast. The high-performance Snapdragon 650 processor uses ARM's
flagship Cortex-A72 cores to launch apps in a split-second. Its next-gen Adreno
510 graphics processor delivers a fluid gaming experience. The hexa-core
processor delivers up to 1.8GHz clock speed,supports dual-channel memory and
eMMC 5.0 flash. The phone was announced to a packed auditorium on 3 March, and
Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s vice president of international also announced that the
Mi5, Xiaomi’s flagship phone that was announced at the Mobile World Congress,
will be coming to India next month. So let us see if the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
repeats the magic that its last generation phones were renowned for.
Display:
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 sports a 5.5inch fullHD IPS
LCD display which gives it a pixel density of 401ppi. The colours look natural
and it has a good viewing angles. But the display tends to collect smudges
which though easily removable are still annoying to have. There is no Corning
Gorilla Glass protection, but the display is scratch resistant. Xiaomi has
carried forward the Sunlight Display technology from its Mi4/Mi4i line onto the
Redmi Note 3. For those not aware, the Sunlight Display makes adjustments to
the display at a pixel level so that you see a balanced image in bright
outdoors.
Software:
MIUI 7 OS which was announced by Xiaomi in October
last year comes loaded on the phone. While in terms of pure looks, there isn’t
any drastic difference from the MIUI 6, but we do see some finesse on the OS.
Xiaomi has added on a lot more Indian themes to the MIUI 7 for starters. It has
an animated profile picture feature called ‘Showtime’ which lets other MIUI
users see your animated selfies when you call them, instead of a profile
picture. In the messaging app, MIUI 7 divides messages from your contacts and
services. An interesting touch is that if you are getting a one-time password
(OTP) for some or the other credentials fulfillment online, you now get the
option of copying the OTP from the notification itself rather than opening the
message to search for.
Performance:
Call quality on the Redmi Note 3 is excellent and
the earpiece speaker is sufficiently loud even outdoors. We didn’t face any
issues with signal reception even inside elevators, that’s speaking a lot. The
Adreno 510GPU ensures a smooth performance while gaming as well – Asphalt 8:
Airborne is playable at Extreme settings as well. All in all, the Redmi Note 3
excels in the performance department when compared with competition in this
price range.
Camera:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 sports a 16MP rear camera and a
5MP front-facing camera. The rear camera comes with phase-detect auto-focus
function which works great in well lit situations, but struggles in low light.
Xiaomi has added on the timelapse and slow motion feature for video shooting as
well along with a fullHD video recording support.Image quality for daylight
photographs is quite good. The HDR mode on the camera is similar to the one we
had seen with the Mi4i, and is able to give a balanced output for regions in
the shadow area.
Battery
Life:
The Redmi Note 3 comes with a 4050mAh non-removable
Li-Polymer battery. It manages to retain the battery life really well. We were
impressed with the battery life on the phone since we could easily go over a
day and more, with a single charge, despite using the phone to watch videos,
update social apps and listen to music for hours. If you want to still extend
the battery life further, you get some Battery saver modes as well.
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