Xiaomi had managed to create ripples in the Indian smartphone market with its sub Rs 10, 000 phones such as Redmi Note, Redmi Note 4G, Redmi Note Prime. Even the slightly more expensive phone Xiaomi Mi4i was lapped up by Indian consumers with open arms. One would have thought that it will be very difficult to put brakes on Xiaomi growth phenomena post this phase. But that was not how the next part of the story unfolded.
For another year Xiaomi had absolutely no new phones to offer to the Indian consumers. Parallelly the success of Xiaomi led newer players such as Meizu, Coolpad and LeEco to make a beeline for India. Both of this combined managed to rub off some of the impact that the company had managed to create in the past.
Xiaomi on its part claims that they post the warm welcome they wanted to come out with something that was worth the hype. Sure there was an added pressure on Xiaomi to bring out phones that will help them go further ahead in the race. Redmi Note 3 as per them is the star product that it believes will take the company to the next level. They also claim that they have put in a lot of efforts in making sure that is their the next IT device. We have been playing around with this phone for over a month now and here is what we feel about the same.
Specifications:
Display: 5.5-inch Full HD ( 1920x100) display
OS : Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with MIUI 7
CPU : Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 SoC, 2GB/3GB RAM
Storage : 16GB/32GB storage, microSD card support by up to 128GB
Cameras : 16MP f/2.0 rear camera ( dual-tone LED flash) , 5MP front camera
Connectivity : Wi-Fi, 3G/4G/2G, GPS, Bluetooth
Battery : 4, 050mAh
Price : Rs 9, 999 ( 16GB + 2GB ROM) Rs 11, 999 ( 32GB+ 3GB)