Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Review (3GB)


If you’ve been waiting to get yourself a flagship-level phone that doesn’t break the bank, the new Redmi Note 3 is definitely something you would’ve considered. Of course, there’s a couple different versions of this phone, differing in storage and memory.

We posted a review of the 2GB RAM version of the Redmi Note 3 a few weeks back.

This time round, we’re here to talk about the 3GB RAM/32GB ROM version of the Redmi-series flag bearer, which costs $209 shipped internationally.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Review (3GB) – Design

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3I don’t have too much extra to add to what Andi wrote in his review of the 2GB RAM Redmi Note 3 about the design part of this phone. What I would like to say is that sometimes the extra thickness of the Redmi Note 3 seems unjustified… not only because the phone launched almost in 2016, but also because the battery life can sometimes not live up to what you expect.

If you’ve seen and used any other Redmi Note phone, it’ll be hard for you to distinguish between the new Redmi Note 3 and the older ones on the face alone. However, turn the phone around and there’s a completely new look to it — something that personally reminds me of the Meizu MX5.

What it means is that the rear of the Redmi Note 3 is metal, something that has never happened before. While that does add a lot of ‘premium’ to the feel of the phone, it isn’t really up to the level of the HTC M8s and the M9s… which itself is something wrong to expect from a phone that costs a fraction of the price. But then again its Xiaomi we’re talking about!

Something I noticed while looking around the phone while writing this review is that there’s a bit of a creaking sound when I (lightly) press down on the phone’s body on the bottom block, right next to the micro USB port.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Review (3GB) – Hardware

Redmi phones have always been about Xiaomi not taking chances and producing devices that appeal to the masses. The Redmi Note 3 departs a little from that theory, and in more ways than one targets a particular niche of users that like to call themselves ‘power users’.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3Testimony to that is the metal body and the large 4000mAh battery, something that had never been done before the Redmi Note 3 by Xiaomi. Speaking of, it’s been a bit of a hit-or-miss with the battery for me. While I’ve been able to churn out one and a half days of usage on most cases (and one day i.e., 24 hours with high usage), I’ve been disappointed with the kind of battery % the phone’s been losing in its sleep. This has to do with the software, and as we’ve seen in the past Xiaomi do tend to push half-baked MIUI ROMs every now and then.

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No qualms about the performance, however. Despite what you might read or hear, the Redmi Note 3 does offer flagship-level performance… but with a catch. You can’t be a gamer. The Helio X10 is a wonderful chipset (and one that’s made MediaTek popular in the high-end segment among manufacturers), but it’s no secret it doesn’t embed the most powerful GPU around.

Moving on to the display; Xiaomi ship the Redmi Note 3 with a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080p IPS LCD which is capable of reproducing some nice natural pictures. It isn’t the best 5.5-inch panel you’ll find on a phone, but it’s right up there with the best ones you’ll see on a $250 phone. MIUI allows you to change the characteristics of the display a fair bit, too.

While I’ve always been a fan of having a fingerprint sensor on my phone (more for the speed, than the added security), it’s the Coolpad Note 3 and the Redmi Note 3 that convinced me that it wasn’t unworthy getting used to a fingerprint sensor on the rear of the phone. On the Redmi Note 3, the fingerprint sensor is sharp and accurate, and leaves nothing to complain about.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Review (3GB) – Performance

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Review (3GB) – Camera

Just like the 2GB RAM version of the phone, the 3GB RAM Redmi Note 3 comes with a 13 mega-pixel rear camera with PDAF (phase detection autofocus) and and f/2.2 aperture. What this means is that the Redmi Note 3 doesn’t quite take the best bokeh shots, but the powerful sensor combined with PDAF makes for a great on-the-move setup.

The camera is speedy without any noticeable lag, and has great focusing speeds, enough for me to not miss the MX5. The picture detail isn’t quite up there with the MX5, but despite that the Redmi Note 3 is a mighty fine camera phone with natural colour reproduction.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Review – Conclusion

I really like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 as an all-round phone. But then, many like their phones thin, and with removable batteries and SD card slots… the Redmi Note 3 doesn’t do that.

Also, as mentioned previously, 3D performance isn’t the best. That said, if you identify yourself as a ‘power user’ i.e., someone who’s ready to invest time and energy into making the phone suited to them, doesn’t play games and mostly uses the phone for utility and camera purposes, then the Redmi Note 3 should be on top of your list.

However, if you also need those missing features, you may have to scrape a Redmi Note 2 from somewhere or look at some of the more expensive options.

We’d like to thank Geekbuying.com for shipping the Redmi Note 3 for review.

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126 Comments

  1. VMortens
    January 12, 2016

    Good adition to Andi’s review.
    Arent you marking the camera bit to highly? Low light conditions pictures are really poor.

    • balcobomber25
      January 12, 2016

      Low light pictures are poor in nearly every camera, very few take good low light shots, hardly any take good ones at this price point. Judging by his pictures I would say it’s good not great so about a 7.5/8.

      • MaxPower
        January 12, 2016

        In looking for a new phone again.
        Can’t wait for new phones to launch anymore.
        I’m was considering this Note3 but it’s kinda ugly and camera isn’t great, I’m considering buying the MX5

        • balcobomber25
          January 12, 2016

          I love my MX5, I am right at the 6 month mark which is when I get sick of a phone and start looking at new ones. This is only the third phone I don’t have that feeling with (Mi3 and Mi4 were the others). If the Mi5 doesn’t blow me away my next phone will be an MX6 or Pro 6.

          • Joel Adames
            January 13, 2016

            from what i read it is a wonderfull phone. can you say some words about those “weekly”updates ?

            • balcobomber25
              January 13, 2016

              The MX5 I have received around 9 updates in 6 months. A Xiaomi phone running MIUI is updated every Friday, and most of the patch fixes are ones that are submitted by the community on the MIUI forums. Sometimes it’s simple fixes like a certain app doesn’t act right, other times it major fixes. But when you buy a Xiaomi you have support unlike any other phone in the business.

        • GoldenBoy
          January 12, 2016

          if like mx5 you can’t say that note 3 is ugly, lol

          • MaxPower
            January 12, 2016

            Yes I can say that

  2. Rob
    January 12, 2016

    Hey Yash, what happened to the Meizu metal review? I had to choose between these 2 handsets and went for the Meizu due to Andi’s review of the Xiaomi, have I made the right decision since you have them both?

    • January 12, 2016

      Hi, just started using it — had to complete the Redmi Note 3 review before I could. Since I’ve already spend time with the Metal before, a review can be expected early next week. Sorry to keep you waiting!

      • balcobomber25
        January 12, 2016

        How’s the Gionee review coming ;)?

        • January 12, 2016

          it’s there in the waitlist…..

          • balcobomber25
            January 12, 2016

            Lets move it to the publish list!

      • BaigAndroid
        January 12, 2016

        Hi Yash ,

        Kindly review Honor 5x

        Hope this will real compitator to

        Letv 1s

        Redmi note 3

        Metal

        Regards

        BaigAndroid

      • RuR
        January 13, 2016

        Can you review ZUK Z1? (International version, with cyanogen)

  3. Wandering Android
    January 12, 2016

    screen times are pretty good…

    • GoldenBoy
      January 12, 2016

      i have a redmi note 3 too and i can say that with heavy usage you can have 6-7hrs of SOT, but i confirm that in sleeping you have to face against kernel wakelocks, that belongs to wifi. other mtk had this issues, that should be patched.
      however there were many updates and overall is a great device.

      • January 12, 2016

        which ROM do you have installed on the phone?

        • GoldenBoy
          January 12, 2016

          SphinXv2b

          • Xali
            January 13, 2016

            Same, so far the best ROM available, and if the easy to achive bootloader unlock tool is never released we better pray that the developer doesn’t stops updating it, still waiting for the sms with my unlock code…

            • January 13, 2016

              Trust me, best ROM is Official China Stable ROM.
              if you don’t care having your phone in English, this is the rom you need to install to truly enjoy the Redmi Note 3

          • January 13, 2016

            does this sphinx rom still have the bug in the gallery that can’t play video?

  4. January 12, 2016

    Can you please show us which version of MIUI you have on the device?
    I am pretty sure the issue with battery is because of a shitty ROM installed on the phone…

    I have the phone with latest Official Stable China ROM and the battery survive almost 2 days of heavy use.

    • balcobomber25
      January 12, 2016

      I have seen this in the MIUI forums too, the official stable ROM is much better for battery life and performance in general.

    • Xali
      January 13, 2016

      Pretty much this, the ROM used by resellers is utter shit, my note 3 gives me 7 hours of screen time with 2 days of usage or 10 hours of YouTube streaming from 100% to 1%

  5. BaigAndroid
    January 12, 2016

    Hi Yash ,

    Kindly review Honor 5x

    Hope this will real compitator to

    Letv 1s

    Redmi note 3

    Metal

    Regards

    BaigAndroid

    • January 12, 2016

      Will try and get one for review

      • BaigAndroid
        January 12, 2016

        Thanks yash .

        Waiting for review

  6. Muhammad Yasir
    January 12, 2016

    i’ll buy this if its motherboard (or watever its called?) has a sd card slot on it

    • yalok
      January 12, 2016

      it doesn’t.

      • Muhammad Yasir
        January 12, 2016

        good day then ! (or night , at this time :p)

        • BaigAndroid
          January 12, 2016

          Dear yasir

          Try honor 5x it has sd card

          • Muhammad Yasir
            January 13, 2016

            is the camera as good as the note 3? what about the price ?

            • BaigAndroid
              January 13, 2016

              Kindly ask to Andi

              For review and price

              Thanks

  7. VMortens
    January 12, 2016

    Good adition to Andi’s review.
    Arent you marking the camera bit to highly? Low light conditions pictures are really poor.

    • balcobomber25
      January 12, 2016

      Low light pictures are poor in nearly every camera, very few take good low light shots, hardly any take good ones at this price point. Judging by his pictures I would say it’s good not great so about a 7.5/8.

    • MaxPower
      January 12, 2016

      In looking for a new phone again.
      Can’t wait for new phones to launch anymore.
      I’m was considering this Note3 but it’s kinda ugly and camera isn’t great, I’m probably going to get the MX5

    • balcobomber25
      January 12, 2016

      I love my MX5, I am right at the 6 month mark which is when I get sick of a phone and start looking at new ones. This is only the third phone I don’t have that feeling with (Mi3 and Mi4 were the others). If the Mi5 doesn’t blow me away my next phone will be an MX6 or Pro 6.

    • Guest
      January 12, 2016

      if like mx5 you can’t say that note 3 is ugly, lol

    • MaxPower
      January 13, 2016

      Yes I can say that

    • Joel Adames
      January 13, 2016

      from what i read it is a wonderfull phone. can you say some words about those “weekly”updates ?

    • balcobomber25
      January 14, 2016

      The MX5 I have received around 9 updates in 6 months. A Xiaomi phone running MIUI is updated every Friday, and most of the patch fixes are ones that are submitted by the community on the MIUI forums. Sometimes it’s simple fixes like a certain app doesn’t act right, other times it major fixes. But when you buy a Xiaomi you have support unlike any other phone in the business.

  8. Rob
    January 12, 2016

    Hey Yash, what happened to the Meizu metal review? I had to choose between these 2 handsets and went for the Meizu due to Andi’s review of the Xiaomi, have I made the right decision since you have them both?

    • Yash Garg
      January 12, 2016

      Hi, just started using it — had to complete the Redmi Note 3 review before I could. Since I’ve already spend time with the Metal before, a review can be expected early next week. Sorry to keep you waiting!

    • balcobomber25
      January 12, 2016

      How’s the Gionee review coming ;)?

    • Guest
      January 12, 2016

      Hi Yash ,

      Kindly review Honor 5x

      Hope this will real compitator to

      Letv 1s

      Redmi note 3

      Metal

      Regards

      BaigAndroid

    • Yash Garg
      January 12, 2016

      it’s there in the waitlist…..

    • balcobomber25
      January 12, 2016

      Lets move it to the publish list!

    • RuR
      January 13, 2016

      Can you review ZUK Z1? (International version, with cyanogen)

    • Yash Garg
      January 13, 2016
  9. Wandering Android
    January 12, 2016

    screen times are pretty good…

    • Guest
      January 12, 2016

      i have a redmi note 3 too and i can say that with heavy usage you can have 6-7hrs of SOT, but i confirm that in sleeping you have to face against kernel wakelocks, that belongs to wifi. other mtk had this issues, that should be patched.
      however there were many updates and overall is a great device.

    • Orelphone.com
      January 12, 2016

      which ROM do you have installed on the phone?

    • Guest
      January 12, 2016

      SphinXv2b

    • Guest
      January 13, 2016

      Same, so far the best ROM available, and if the easy to achive bootloader unlock tool is never released we better pray that the developer doesn’t stops updating it, still waiting for the sms with my unlock code…

    • Orelphone.com
      January 13, 2016

      does this sphinx rom still have the bug in the gallery that can’t play video?

    • Orelphone.com
      January 13, 2016

      Trust me, best ROM is Official China Stable ROM.
      if you don’t care having your phone in English, this is the rom you need to install to truly enjoy the Redmi Note 3

  10. MaxPower
    January 12, 2016

    Yash, I know you owned a MI4 before so here’s my question:
    Are the pictures made with the Note3 as good as the ones made with MI4?

    • balcobomber25
      January 12, 2016

      I still feel like some of the best camera phones available are the IMX214 flagships like Mi4, OnePlus One and Xshot. That was an incredible sensor when paired with the right equipment and software.

      • Sere83
        January 12, 2016

        Well depends how well implemented too. I feel like my Mi Note definitely has a better camera than my OPO and I believe they both use IMX214, The lower apertaure of the Mi Note and OIS definitely helps though in lower light and I actually prefer the MIUI camera app. To be honest though i’m over the 214, better sensors out there now. It iss just pissing me off the way meizu refuse to use OIS and low apertures, I want a meizu phone with an epic camera.

        • balcobomber25
          January 12, 2016

          That is why I am all for companies using the same sensors from model to model, they learn about them and figure out the best way to optimize it for their setup.

      • MaxPower
        January 12, 2016

        What I like of my MI4 is the quality of the pics (sunny days with lot of light) and mostly for the zero lag shutter (like Iphones)
        This is a feature I really can’t live without.
        Without this feature I would probably have no pic of my always moving son

        • Joel Adames
          January 13, 2016

          what are the “swipe gestures”? on the Mi4c i mean???

          • MaxPower
            January 13, 2016

            Where did you read that? I can’t find it in the article.
            I know that the MI4c has a feature that you can tap on the side of the phone (while on landscape mode) to take a picture.
            Maybe that’s feature you are referring to?

      • Adam
        January 13, 2016

        Hi Balco, what do you think about the Redmi 3? I would have preferred a mediatek cpu like helio x10 or p10 but the snapdragon 616 might be ok. What do you about sd soc 616? I know it is a rebranded 615. Some others users recommended me to wait for phones with SD SOC 650 or P10, I don’t know what to do but at the same time I am a bit tired to wait for phones. I need a 5inch screen size, a good camera and battery life. Of course at a competitive price. Thanks.

        • balcobomber25
          January 13, 2016

          If your not a power user and dont play the most demanding games the SD616 is a good processor.

          • Adam
            January 14, 2016

            Thanks balco, I will play some games like Fifa. Anyway, I don’t know what to buy honestly 5.5 inch is way too big for me. Redmi 3 might be a good alternative as the MI4C cost an arm through resellers. The MI5 is way too expensive for me and 16gb storage for the basic model with no SD card is just an insult to people especially in 2016. Moreover, only the white color will be available at the beginning. I would love to go for the MX5 which is very compact for a 5.5inch phone but its price is above my budget. Brand new at 250€ shipping included I will buy it instantly. I have the feeling that Xiaomi is preparing a Xiaomi MI5C which could be the Xiaomi Kenzo with another SOC. TCL is also preparing a new phone. I think that I will wait a couple of weeks to see the anouncements around before to cop a phone. Thanks Balco!

            • balcobomber25
              January 14, 2016

              I used to think 5.5 was too big but it really only took a day to get used to it and now there is no way I could go back. I don’t think we’ll see a Mi5c for at least 6 months after the Mi5.

            • Adam
              January 14, 2016

              Haha who knows maybe I will go for the Redmi Note 3 Pro because I am very tired to wait for the right phone. 😀

            • balcobomber25
              January 14, 2016

              You should go to a local retailer and play around with some 5.5 inch phones just to get a feel for them

    • January 12, 2016

      Hmmm that’s a tough one. It’s been a while since I used the Mi 4, but thankfully my mum uses one too so I can do a quick comparison. But from what I remember of the Mi 4, it wasn’t a great low-light performer, not as good as the Redmi Note 3 despite having a wider aperture.

      • MaxPower
        January 12, 2016

        Thanks for the reply.
        I really don’t care of night time pics since I haven’t seen any good pics out there.
        I’m mostly interested on daytime pics and I don’t want to spend a fortune to get a camera centric phone.

        So you can confirm that the Note3 takes better pics that the old MI4?
        (Sunny daytime pics)

    • GoldenBoy
      January 12, 2016

      there are many camera sensor manufactures, should be great if they write which one they have in the review model.
      each sensor can have a difference from barely to very notable.

    • Xali
      January 13, 2016

      The mi4 takes better pictures, i own both and with good light there is little difference but at night the mi4 is way better.

      I tried to take a pic of the moon and it was impossible to get a good shot with the note 2 and 3, the mi4 did the job at the first try.

      • MaxPower
        January 13, 2016

        thanks,i really appreciate your contribute

    • ilotereth1970
      January 13, 2016

      https://youtu.be/UX5j3gSKizI?t=8m10s
      you can check this video to make your own opinion…. There is very good comparision. I have Redmi Note 3 and for me the camera is ok, because it’s not a real professional camera, but for regular daily basis it’s really ok. But at the end it looks that Mi4 camera is way better. Also it depends on camera sensor. Mi4 goes some with samsung, some with sony. Sony sernsor is better. Redmi note 3 goes as far as I know only with samsung sensors.

      • MaxPower
        January 13, 2016

        thanks for your help,
        i guess ill wait.

  11. balcobomber25
    January 12, 2016

    Better than an Elephone Vowney for $100 less.

  12. Orelphone.com
    January 12, 2016

    Can you please show us which version of MIUI you have on the device?
    I am pretty sure the issue with battery is because of a shitty ROM installed on the phone…

    I have the phone with latest Official Stable China ROM and the battery survive almost 2 days of heavy use.

    • balcobomber25
      January 12, 2016

      I have seen this in the MIUI forums too, the official stable ROM is much better for battery life and performance in general.

    • Guest
      January 13, 2016

      Pretty much this, the ROM used by resellers is utter shit, my note 3 gives me 7 hours of screen time with 2 days of usage or 10 hours of YouTube streaming from 100% to 1%

  13. Guest
    January 12, 2016

    Hi Yash ,

    Kindly review Honor 5x

    Hope this will real compitator to

    Letv 1s

    Redmi note 3

    Metal

    Regards

    BaigAndroid

    • Yash Garg
      January 12, 2016

      Will try and get one for review

    • Guest
      January 13, 2016

      Thanks yash .

      Waiting for review

  14. Naimul Niloy
    January 12, 2016

    Oneplus One or Redmi Note 3- which one i should choose? I’m not a gamer, uses phone only for light tasks, but need a good camera, especially for video. TIA.

  15. Guest
    January 12, 2016

    i’ll buy this if its motherboard (or watever its called?) has a sd card slot on it

    • yalok
      January 12, 2016

      it doesn’t.

    • Guest
      January 12, 2016

      good day then ! (or night , at this time :p)

    • Guest
      January 13, 2016

      Dear yasir

      Try honor 5x it has sd card

    • Guest
      January 13, 2016

      is the camera as good as the note 3? what about the price ?

    • Guest
      January 13, 2016

      Kindly ask to Andi

      For review and price

      Thanks

  16. MaxPower
    January 12, 2016

    Yash, I know you owned a MI4 before so here’s my question:
    Are the pictures made with the Note3 as good as the ones made with MI4?

    • balcobomber25
      January 12, 2016

      I still feel like some of the best camera phones available are the IMX214 flagships like Mi4, OnePlus One and Xshot. That was an incredible sensor when paired with the right equipment and software.

    • Yash Garg
      January 12, 2016

      Hmmm that’s a tough one. It’s been a while since I used the Mi 4, but thankfully my mum uses one too so I can do a quick comparison. But from what I remember of the Mi 4, it wasn’t a great low-light performer, not as good as the Redmi Note 3 despite having a wider aperture.

    • Guest
      January 12, 2016

      there are many camera sensor manufactures, should be great if they write which one they have in the review model.
      each sensor can have a difference from barely to very notable.

    • Sere83
      January 12, 2016

      Well depends how well implemented too. I feel like my Mi Note definitely has a better camera than my OPO and I believe they both use IMX214, The lower apertaure of the Mi Note and OIS definitely helps though in lower light and I actually prefer the MIUI camera app. To be honest though i’m over the 214, better sensors out there now. It iss just pissing me off the way meizu refuse to use OIS and low apertures, I want a meizu phone with an epic camera.

    • MaxPower
      January 13, 2016

      Thanks for the reply.
      I really don’t care of night time pics since I haven’t seen any good pics out there.
      I’m mostly interested on daytime pics and I don’t want to spend a fortune to get a camera centric phone.

      So you can confirm that the Note3 takes better pics that the old MI4?
      (Sunny daytime pics)

    • MaxPower
      January 13, 2016

      What I like of my MI4 is the quality of the pics (sunny days with lot of light) and mostly for the zero lag shutter (like Iphones)
      This is a feature I really can’t live without.
      Without this feature I would probably have no pic of my always moving son

    • balcobomber25
      January 13, 2016

      That is why I am all for companies using the same sensors from model to model, they learn about them and figure out the best way to optimize it for their setup.

    • Guest
      January 13, 2016

      The mi4 takes better pictures, i own both and with good light there is little difference but at night the mi4 is way better.

      I tried to take a pic of the moon and it was impossible to get a good shot with the note 2 and 3, the mi4 did the job at the first try.

    • MaxPower
      January 13, 2016

      thanks,i really appreciate your contribute

    • ilotereth1970
      January 13, 2016

      you can check this video to make your own opinion…. There is very good comparision. I have Redmi Note 3 and for me the camera is ok, because it’s not a real professional camera, but for regular daily basis it’s really ok. But at the end it looks that Mi4 camera is way better. Also it depends on camera sensor. Mi4 goes some with samsung, some with sony. Sony sernsor is better. Redmi note 3 goes as far as I know only with samsung sensors.

    • MaxPower
      January 13, 2016

      thanks for your help,
      i guess ill wait.

    • Joel Adames
      January 13, 2016

      what are the “swipe gestures”? on the Mi4c i mean???

    • MaxPower
      January 13, 2016

      Where did you read that? I can’t find it in the article.
      I know that the MI4c has a feature that you can tap on the side of the phone (while on landscape mode) to take a picture.
      Maybe that’s feature you are referring to?

    • Guest
      January 14, 2016

      Hi Balco, what do you think about the Redmi 3? I would have preferred a mediatek cpu like helio x10 or p10 but the snapdragon 616 might be ok. What do you about sd soc 616? I know it is a rebranded 615. Some others users recommended me to wait for phones with SD SOC 650 or P10, I don’t know what to do but at the same time I am a bit tired to wait for phones. I need a 5inch screen size, a good camera and battery life. Of course at a competitive price. Thanks.

    • balcobomber25
      January 14, 2016

      If your not a power user and dont play the most demanding games the SD616 is a good processor.

    • Guest
      January 14, 2016

      Thanks balco, I will play some games like Fifa. Anyway, I don’t know what to buy honestly 5.5 inch is way too big for me. Redmi 3 might be a good alternative as the MI4C cost an arm through resellers. The MI5 is way too expensive for me and 16gb storage for the basic model with no SD card is just an insult to people especially in 2016. Moreover, only the white color will be available at the beginning. I would love to go for the MX5 which is very compact for a 5.5inch phone but its price is above my budget. Brand new at 250€ shipping included I will buy it instantly. I have the feeling that Xiaomi is preparing a Xiaomi MI5C which could be the Xiaomi Kenzo with another SOC. TCL is also preparing a new phone. I think that I will wait a couple of weeks to see the anouncements around before to cop a phone. Thanks Balco!

    • balcobomber25
      January 14, 2016

      I used to think 5.5 was too big but it really only took a day to get used to it and now there is no way I could go back. I don’t think we’ll see a Mi5c for at least 6 months after the Mi5.

    • Guest
      January 14, 2016

      Haha who knows maybe I will go for the Redmi Note 3 Pro because I am very tired to wait for the right phone. 😀

    • balcobomber25
      January 15, 2016

      You should go to a local retailer and play around with some 5.5 inch phones just to get a feel for them

  17. balcobomber25
    January 12, 2016

    Better than an Elephone Vowney for $100 less.

  18. Papa Waklu
    January 12, 2016

    hope they fixed the battery issues in the future..
    want to know the true potential 😀

  19. Naimul Niloy
    January 12, 2016

    Oneplus One or Redmi Note 3- which one i should choose? I’m not a gamer, uses phone only for light tasks, but need a good camera, especially for video. TIA.

  20. jo
    January 12, 2016

    no GPS on this phone, only camera ???

  21. Papa Waklu
    January 13, 2016

    hope they fixed the battery issues in the future..
    want to know the true potential 😀

  22. Dante
    January 13, 2016

    i really liked that the performance section of the review is just 2 benchmark screenshots

  23. jo
    January 13, 2016

    no GPS on this phone, only camera ???

  24. Sbz
    January 13, 2016

    The rear of the phone looks just about OK but the front is an EPIC fail. Just what were they thinking?

    • January 14, 2016

      they were thinking Meizu, perhaps…

  25. Dante
    January 13, 2016

    i really liked that the performance section of the review is just 2 benchmark screenshots

  26. Sbz
    January 13, 2016

    The rear of the phone looks just about OK but the front is an EPIC fail. Just what were they thinking?

    • Yash Garg
      January 14, 2016

      they were thinking Meizu, perhaps…

  27. Mister MyGIP
    January 13, 2016

    Пошли в продажу уже по 140$ на aliexpress!
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  28. Mister MyGIP
    January 13, 2016

    Пошли в продажу уже по 140$ на aliexpress!
    http://mygip.ru/xiaomi-redmi-3/