Important weakness and goodness of XIAOMI REDMI 3. Xiaomi start give middle end smartphone at year 2016 with XIAOMI REDMI 3 which use 5 inches LCD screen with most powerful battery 4100 mAh. We can have quick charge to make big capacity battery become full with just less then 1 hour. Main camera located not in the middle of back body, therefore we have to be careful with our finger hand while take photo.
Other Pros and Cons summary of XIAOMI REDMI 3
- Camera at XIAOMI REDMI 3 have good performance with 13 megapixel main camera to take pictures for daily activity. It can give good photo result especially when take photo in less light because XIAOMI REDMI 3 main camera have aperture number f/2.0. The main camera have better autofocus with Phase Detection to make it more faster. For front camera with 5 megapixel, selfie photography can be more fun with several factory default applications filters to adjust our photo result.
- Advantages for video recording while using XIAOMI REDMI 3 main camera, because we can record maximum at 1080p Full HD resolutions, with better bit-rate about 15 Mbps, with 30 fps which make object changing in the movie become smooth.
- Drawback of XIAOMI REDMI 3 is using Android Lollipop for factory default operating system, Xiaomi users might hope that it can have Android Marshmallow for factory default Android operating system, but Xiaomi still not give any information about official Marshmallow version 6 updater for XIAOMI REDMI 3. But using factory default Android Lollipop with new MIUI version 7 give good performance and faster access to all features.
- Strength of XIAOMI REDMI 3 is big battery capacity, it have 4100 mAh battery to make this phone can work one or two days without need to charge. Moreover, the Android Lollipop version which installed at XIAOMI REDMI 3 can reduce battery usage. But this is depend on how we use this phone, using more LCD screen will make XIAOMI REDMI 3 battery drain faster.
- Weakness of XIAOMI REDMI 3 is not have fingerprint sensor for security protections, but it is not very important because we can use factory default screen lock such as pattern or password or pin protections.
- Demerits of XIAOMI REDMI 3 is not have LCD screen protector to make screen ignore some scratch, therefore all users need to give additional screen protector layer such as thin film or use special glass protections.
- Disadvantages of XIAOMI REDMI 3 is non removable battery, however big battery make it work longer without need to have battery backup, but if we want to change the broken battery, we will need special tools or bring to service center.
 
 
 
Main Specifications of XIAOMI REDMI 3 |
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Product Name | XIAOMI REDMI 3 |
Brand | Xiaomi |
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3G | Yes, Support 3G |
4G | Yes, Support 4G LTE |
Multi Simcard Slots | Dual Sim card GSM-GSM |
Network Simcard Type | Nano Sim Card or Micro Sim Card |
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Market Release | January 2016 |
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Dimensions | 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33 inches |
Weight | 144 grams |
Color Options | Gold, Dark Gray, Silver, Classic Gold |
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Screen Size | 5 inches |
Screen Type | IPS |
Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels |
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Processor Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616 |
CPU Type | 64 Bit Octa Core: Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU Type | Adreno 405 |
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Operating System | Android Lollipop version 5.1 |
User Interface | MIUI 7.0 |
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Internal Memory | 16 GB ROM |
RAM | 2 GB RAM |
External Memory Slot | microSD Card Maximum 128 GB |
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Main Camera Resolution | 13 megapixel |
Main Camera Aperture | f/2.0 |
Main Camera Autofocus | Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus |
Main Camera Flash | Yes, LED Flash Light |
Main Camera Video | Max Record Video 1080p at 30fps |
Front Camera Resolutions | 5 megapixel |
Front Camera Aperture | f/2.2 |
Front Camera Video | Max Record Video 1080p at 30fps |
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Stereo / Mono | Sound Speaker |
Audio Output | 3.5 mm Headphone Port |
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Wireless | Wi-Fi 802.11, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot Tether |
Bluetooth | Yes, Bluetooth ver.4.1 with A2DP |
InfraRed (IR) | Yes, Infra-Red (IR) Ready |
GPS | Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS / BDS |
USB Port | Yes, use MicroUSB ver 2.0, USB Host for Flashdisk |
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Battery Type | Li-Ion 4100 Capacity |
Battery Placement | Non Removable Battery |
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Accelerometer Sensor | Yes, Acceleremoter Sensor Ready |
Gyro Sensor | Yes, Gyro Sensor Ready |
Proximity Sensor | Yes, Proximity Sensor Ready |
Compass Sensor | Yes, Compass Sensor Ready |
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Radio FM | Yes, Radio FM Hardware |
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Is It Worth to Buy XIAOMI REDMI 3 - Simple Considerations
Yes it is worth to buy XIAOMI REDMI 3 for middle class smartphone, because it use Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616 which have multi core processor with double quad core 1.5 Ghz for hard work applications and use quad core 1.2 Ghz for easy applications to make battery more stronger. Camera and video recording result at XIAOMI REDMI 3 is very impressive for budget price smartphone. Price for XIAOMI REDMI 3 is less less or about US$ 300 depend on the market.
 
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