Flashback: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 was a global best-seller on a budget

22 March 2020
Its history is a bit complicated as it came just months after the Mi Note 2 and then there was the whole MediaTek/Snapdragon thing.

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My first ever xiaomi device!
The specs and build quality for the price I paid was mind blowing. The only downside for me was how ugly MIUI was.

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    • Anonymous
    • Kig
    • 22 Mar 2020

    Still using it after 4 years, lol

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      • Rafiq
      • 3E9
      • 22 Mar 2020

      I posted this comment by my Kate.,:) still very good phone among the note series. Since 2017, phone battery backup ( SOT is approximately 6 hrs using pie rom) and speed everything is nice except my power button.

        The device that put Xiaomi Redmi on the map!

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          • Anonymous
          • 0xU
          • 22 Mar 2020

          Bought this phone(3/32 kenzo) after owning a galaxy s3(i9300) and in all departments, except the camera i got an upgrade. Only downside is that after 14-16 montgs the sd slot stopped recognizing cards, so now i'm stuck with 32gb. Still a great phone and the only successor on the market to it to this day is the poco f1(because you can go diddle yourself with that glass back).

            Donbenie, 22 Mar 2020The Redmi Note 2 was sh1t, I bought it and it is still the ... moreThat was my first xiaomi phone. Agree the battery was awful, could only get 2 hrs sot on and battery over heated like crazy. Decent looking phone and good screen but marred by bad battery and very average performance, and the software at that time was very unpolished. Good to see that's not the case anymore for Xiaomi phones

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              • Sapo
              • nwp
              • 22 Mar 2020

              Still is my main phone after 4 years, the battery isn't in a great condition but still works 😄

                A beautiful phone even in today's standards.
                My first Xiaomi phone, RN3 pro 3/32.
                I had Experia Z3 3/16 (sd801) and RN outpreformed Z3 in all fields except camera.

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                  • ypY
                  • 22 Mar 2020

                  CompactPhones5ever, 22 Mar 2020Boy I sure do miss the aluminium backs. Not only that it ab... moreThe aluminum may not have broken, but on mine the clips on the plastic frame broke after removing the back a few times.

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                    • Rajlibotte
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                    • 22 Mar 2020

                    I couldn't find a Redmi Note 3 (Dec '16) so opted for the smaller Redmi 3S Prime SD 425 3 32, instead. I was so impressed with it so that I am still using it, and will continue using it, despite getting a Max 2 then a Mi8- in preference to the Pocophone -. I intended to get the Max 4 but have instead, settled for the Max 3 as that line has been discontinued.
                    Each phone type has its strengths, the Mi8 the being the best compromise followed by the Max 3's humongous screen, the dated small screen of the 3S now being it's biggest drawback.

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                      • milk
                      • 8as
                      • 22 Mar 2020

                      still rocking this bad boy

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                        • Abdullah
                        • X%K
                        • 22 Mar 2020

                        I've been using it for 3.5 years now. Apart from a slightly lower battery life and a bit hiccup here and there, the phone is still running great.

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                          • Osama ayman
                          • D7W
                          • 22 Mar 2020

                          I'm still using it till now

                            The Redmi Note 2 was sh1t, I bought it and it is still the worst phone I've ever used..

                            The battery was abysmal and it can't even play the simplest of games without hanging and stuttering,it was so bad I gave it out after 3 months..

                            No wonder Xiaomi had to introduce the Note 3 after a few months..

                              I'm surprised to see the year 2015 as flashback in 2020.
                              BTW I'm using Redmi Note 4 and I don't want to see this in next week's flashback article.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • pvZ
                                • 22 Mar 2020

                                I was still using mine until a few months ago. It became a bit laggy in the end and would keep running hot but it was a great phone while it lasted. It's a shame Redmi have followed the trend in growing their smartphone sizes to gigantic monstrosities though because otherwise I probably would have stuck to the Redmi brand.

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                                  • Nue
                                  • 22 Mar 2020

                                  My very first xiaomi, I loved that phone. Won't lie, going from that to the redmi note 4x felt like a downgrade, SoC and camera wise.

                                    My first Xiaomi phone. This was a beast on the midrange segment with aggressive pricing. Balanced performance and great camera and battery life.

                                      Boy I sure do miss the aluminium backs. Not only that it absolutely couldn't break (like the glass backs we get these days), it also looked SO MUCH better. These days half of the phones look like toys for 7 year old girls... I understand it's cheaper but I'd definitely pay extra to have a full metal body like my old HTC 10.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 22 Mar 2020

                                        Absolutely great phone! Both my mum and dad used one each for over 3 years until one phone died after falling in the sea. My brother got the other one handed over and is still using it. The phone would be 4 years old this May!