Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 First Looks & Full Phone Specifications

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 3 in November last year, but made the smartphone available only in its home market - China.Although the firm has kept tight-lipped regarding its launch in other countries all this while, it did showcase the handset at MWC 2016. We got our hands on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 at the trade show before it launches in India on Thursday. You can check out our initial impressions in the video.

The Redmi Note 3 was announced in two variants - one with 2GB of RAM and 16GB inbuilt storage and the other one with 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage. It features an all-metal industrial design and is also the company's first to sport a full-metal body and a fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint sensor at the back is said to unlock the device in just 0.3 seconds. Another highlight of the device is its 4000mAh battery with fast charging support that can charge up to 50 percent in 1 hour.

 The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) Sunlight Display and is touted be a "fully-laminated display". It runs MIUI 7 based on Android OS.

The smartphone is powered by a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor (Cortex-A53) coupled with 2GB/ 3GB of RAM. powered by a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor (Cortex-A53) coupled with 2GB/ 3GB of RAM.

The rear 13-megapixel camera features Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) and a true-tone flash. It includes several filter options such as fisheye, blur, dawn, mono, vivid and mirror, and other modes such as manual, gradient, HDR, timer, panorama and more. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

Specifications:-

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE(4G)

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, January
	Status	Available. Released 2016, February

BODY	Dimensions	150 x 76 x 8.7 mm (5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
	Weight	164 g (5.78 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches (~72.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		- MIUI 7.0

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
	CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72
	GPU	Adreno 510

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps
	Secondary	5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.1, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	Stereo FM radio; recording
	USB	microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - XviD/MP4/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time

MISC	Colors	Silver, Gray, Gold
	Price group	5/10