Xiaomi Launches Redmi 3 With a Massive 4,100 mAh Battery
In an official teaser released earlier, Xiaomi had mentioned 12th January as the official date for the global release of Xiaomi Redmi 3. As for China, the phone was launched there on Monday morning.
The specs of the phone include a 5 inch display with 1280 X 720 resolution, as had been revealed by the teaser earlier. It’s powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor, along with four cores marked at 1.2 GHz, and another four cores at 1.5 GHz.
Redmi 3 further has 16 GB of in-built storage expandable up to 128 GB via microSD card. The highlight of the device is its massive 4,100 mAh non-removable battery. It runs on MIUI 7 with no news about the Android version of the phone.
Redmi 3 has a 13 MP main camera with LED flash and 1080p full-HD video recording, and a 5 MP front camera also capable of full-HD recording. The phone is a dual SIM device capable of supporting one Micro-SIM and one Nano-SIM along with a microSD card; with an all-metal body, Redmi has a plaid design on the back and is priced at CNY 699 (about Rs. 7,000).
Specs |
Xiaomi Redmi 3 |
| Display | 5-inch IPS LCD |
| Resolution | 1280 X 720 (294 ppi) |
| Processor | octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 |
| GPU | Adreno 405 |
| Storage | 16 GB |
| Rear Camera | 13 MP, f/2.2, LED flash |
| Front Camera | 5 MP, f/2.2 |
| Expandability | 128 GB |
| Battery | Non-removable 4,100 mAh |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, microUSB v2.0 |
| OS | MIUI 7 |
| Price | CNY 699 (about Rs. 7,000), Price in India unannounced |
