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Xiaomi Mi 3

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25i
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September. Released 2013, December 2012, February. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm (5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 in) 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD TFT
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~65.0% screen-to-body ratio) 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~55.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~280 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), MIUI 5 Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) NovaThor U8500
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-400
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF 5 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.2 VGA
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery
Charging 18W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 500 h Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 25 h Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h Up to 45 h
Misc
Colors White, Gray, Black, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Gold, Green Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.62 W/kg (head)    
Price About 200 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 907 (nominal), 2.001 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 930:1 (nominal) / 1.758:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -91.5dB / Crosstalk -44.2dB Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -87.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 66h

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