New Delhi: Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 3 starting at a price of Rs. 9,999. The smartphone goes on sale on March 9 via mi.com and Amazon India. The Redmi Note 3 has two variants— 16GB and 32GB. The 16GB variant is priced at Rs 9,999, while the 32GB variant is priced at Rs 11,999.
Hugo Barra, Vice President of International Xiaomi, also disclosed that the Xiaomi Mi5 will be launched in a month. He also said that the Mi Bluetooth speakers will soon launch in India at a price of Rs. 1,999. A Mi power bank with 20,000mAH battery is also slated to be unveiled soon.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD display with 1080p resolution encased within a metallic unibody. It offers some unique features such as sunlight, night and reading modes for a better user experience. It runs on Android Lollipop-based MIUI 7 and is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 hexa-core processor.
The smartphone features a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera with PDAF, HDR, face and smile detection with a dual-tone LED flash. Also, there is a 5MP front camera with 36 smart beauty profiles for quality selfies.
The 16GB variant comes with 2GB of RAM and 4,000mAh battery, and the 32GB variant with 3GB of RAM and a 4,050mAh battery. In terms of connectivity options the smartphone comes with 4G LTE support, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and GPS. It also has an impressive fingerprint scanner.
Redmi Note 3 has a hybrid SIM slot, which means you can either use it as a dual-SIM or a single macro-SIM along with a microSD card.
Also, we have listed down 5 alternative of the new Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 for you:
Lenovo K4 Note: Rs. 11,999
The Lenovo K4 Note features a 5.5-inch FULL HD display and is powered by octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and comes with 3GB RAM and 16GB storage which is further expandable up to 128GB via microSD card. In terms of camera, there is a 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front camera. Lenovo also has NFC and fingerprint scanner. The Lenovo K4 Note has a 3300mAh battery and is available in black and white colour options.
Le 1S: Rs. 10,999
Le 1s features a metal uni-body and a 5.5-inch FHd display. It is powered by a 2.2GHz MediaTek Helio X10 64-bit octa-core processor paired with 3GB of RAM. The smartphone comes with 32GB internal storage. It has a 13-megapixel f/2.0 rear camera with a 5-megapixel wide angle selfie camera. The LeEco Le 1s also comes with 3,000mAh battery with fast charging capacity.
Asus Zenfone 2 lazer: Rs. 9,999
The ZenFone 2 Lazer features a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for protection from scratches. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with the company's Zen UI 2.0. The smartphone comes with 16GB of built-in storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 128GB), and a 3000mAh battery. It also comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with lazer autofocus, and a 5-megapixel front camera. It is available in 3 colour variants - black, red, and white.
Micromax Canvas 5: Rs. 11,199
The Canvas 5 has a 5.2-inch screen with metallic frames and leather black. The smartphone comes with a 3 GB RAM and an internal memory that can be expanded up to 64 GB. The device has 1.3-GHz octa-core processor from Mediatek. It comes with a 13-MP front camera with autofocus option and a 5-MP front camera with a flash. The Micromax Canvas 5 runs Android 5.1 and has a 2900mAh non removable battery.
Xolo Black: Rs. 10,499
Xolo Black comes with a 5.50-inch display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 401 pixels per inch. It is powered by 1.5GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and comes with 2GB of RAM. The phone also packs 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. The device packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies. It runs Android 5.0 and is powered by a 3200mAh non removable battery.
