Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 hands-on: The Snapdragon Edition

3 March, 2016
The Redmi series has always been Xiaomi's bread and butter. Combining good design, features, and reasonable performance at a very attractive price, the Redmi series has redefined for many what a good budget smartphone should be like.

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  • 05 Mar 2016

Anonymous, 05 Mar 2016Bro, i just check from one the site that said adreno 418 is... moreYes its better than 330 and probably its better even than 418 because its newer and has some new tehnologys.Anyway in real world usage i dont think its any diference

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    • Anonymous
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    • 05 Mar 2016

    There is always a catch about that cheap xiaomi devices. Either it is a buggy touchscreen, screens that scratch too easy, cheap plastic that changes its color in a couple of weeks or something else. And keep in mind the infamous bootloader lock and the absence of google services if out the box for chinese versions.

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      • JPf
      • 05 Mar 2016

      Xiaomi still without IP certification =(

        I will buy one when it will be available on open sale.........

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          • 05 Mar 2016

          AnonD-451592, 04 Mar 2016The only thing that pushes so much the scores of sd650 &... moreBro, i just check from one the site that said adreno 418 is better than 510, but 510 is somewhat a lot better than 330. The site is in chinese.

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            • 04 Mar 2016

            Hello sir,I want to know that this snapdragon edition is also available for Myanmar or only India?Please tell me.And how much cost in MMK.

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              • 04 Mar 2016

              AnonD-487038, 04 Mar 2016Uh.., Not really SD 650 is stronger in All but Modem, at l... moreThe only thing that pushes so much the scores of sd650 & 652 are the 2/4 cores A72 which are a big improvement over cortex A57 cores.But the CPU is still a midrange 28 nm ( sd650/652 ) vs 20 nm ( 808 ) and the GPU is not much worse,both are excelent with a 1080p display but areno 418 is just faster.. 100 gflops ( or more ) for sd650/652 vs 172.8 ( if i'm right ? ) for sd808.

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                • 04 Mar 2016

                as compared to lelco 1s it sale not more than lelco 1s

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                  • 04 Mar 2016

                  how about heating issues with this

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                    • 04 Mar 2016

                    AnonD-222770, 03 Mar 2016It has a gorilla glass protection?No

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                      • 04 Mar 2016

                      AnonD-451592, 04 Mar 2016Sd808 has a much better gpu and the cpu is less power hungr... moreUh.., Not really
                      SD 650 is stronger in All but Modem, at least in benchmark
                      http://www.gizmochina.com/2016/01/15/snapdragon-650-vs-helio-x10-vs-snapdragon-808-antutu-scores-compared/

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                        • 04 Mar 2016

                        Anonymous, 04 Mar 2016So 808 is still better than 650 overall?Sd808 has a much better gpu and the cpu is less power hungry.But if you are not gaming the sd650 should be snappier

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                          • 04 Mar 2016

                          coolgreek, 04 Mar 2016Thanks for the review: But personally i found it with fault... moreBro I also thought like you as for the 808 vs 650.

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                            • 04 Mar 2016

                            joker, 04 Mar 2016Do we get ir blaster for snapdragon edition????Sure

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                              • 04 Mar 2016

                              LeTv 1S

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                                • 04 Mar 2016

                                AnonD-487038, 04 Mar 2016dude, my country still stuck on redmi 2 and mi 4i buying R... moredon't forget too indonesian rule "TKDN" price will more higher than another country

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                                  • 04 Mar 2016

                                  coolgreek, 04 Mar 2016Thanks for the review: But personally i found it with fault... more"First of all SD 650 is no "well above that of any of the Snapdragon 600 series chipsets and actually quite close to that of the Snapdragon 808.". Instead it's above the Sd 808 series (both in Cpu and Gpu). Any arguments?"

                                  LOL, why argue to an empty statement.
                                  You need to give back up statement before we can argue,
                                  without valid backup, every body can say whatever BS-thing they want.

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                                    • 04 Mar 2016

                                    AnonD-246723, 04 Mar 2016Too bad my country still selling redmi note 2 in official w... moredude, my country still stuck on redmi 2 and mi 4i
                                    buying Redmi note 3 from 3rd party will cost 3 million while mi5 64GB cost 8 million. also, galaxy S6 64 GB cost around 9 million

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                                      • 04 Mar 2016

                                      hi what is battery life ? with internet on and whatsap usage while 1 hour in day..or what is endurance rating considering Gsmarena std 1 hoour for browsing, call and video play.?

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                                        • 04 Mar 2016

                                        AnonD-246723, 04 Mar 2016Too bad my country still selling redmi note 2 in official w... moreI feel you bro, my country Mi Malaysia still keep the old models in their web store.