Xiaomi Redmi 3 review: Precious little one

29 January, 2016

Xiaomi Redmi 3 is not your usual budget smartphone. The word budget is hardly a good match for an aluminum unibody, a 5" IPS display, a powerful octa-core processor, a 13MP camera, and a beefy 4,100 mAh battery. And yet, here we are. The Xiaomi Redmi 3 may be cheap in price but it does not skimp on features...

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pWY
29 Jan 2016

AnonD-234961, 29 Jan 2016Wow, I am really amazed by that battery life. I was beginni... moreSamsung Galaxy J7 has smililar battery life from 3000mAh juicer even though it has bigger 5,5" display. Xiaomi's optimization is crap.

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pWY
29 Jan 2016

AnonD-493662, 29 Jan 2016First of ALL THANKYOU GSMArena team for using 200nits as... moreIt's a $100 phone only for Chinese people. Rest of the world needs to pay $140-150.

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pWY
29 Jan 2016

Why it scored less in the GFXBench onscreen test when the display is only HD? (offscreen test is perfoermed on 1080p resolution)

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ndn
29 Jan 2016

Wow, I am really amazed by that battery life. I was beginning to lose hope when the previous reviews (Nexus 5X, 6P, LG V10, HTC A9) were hovering around a measly 60h. So 107 is really outstanding. Great job, Xiaomi. With phones like this there will be a lot of pressure on the premium brands like Samsung, LG and HTC, which is a very good thing.

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Kip
29 Jan 2016

First of ALL
THANKYOU GSMArena team
for using 200nits as the battery life standart test
i love it, i love it, i love it :D
battery test page is the first thing i open
now lets read the review :D

this 2016 will be the battle of batterly life
bravo xiaomi for the $100 phone
amazing baterry life,
this is the first phone at $100 that going above 3 digit endurance rating

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thh
29 Jan 2016

That battery life and metal body in a pricetag that is practically a bargain! I wish more people knew about these kinds of phones.

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Chen
9LB
29 Jan 2016

Love it!

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