Budget smartphone Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

At the time of the release of Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, there was fierce competition among a number of brands in the Chinese market. By virtue of this, all manufacturers have tried somehow to annoy their competitors. Due to this acute struggle, the end user could get very good devices at a budget price. Redmi Note 3 is the first model of the company after Redmi 3, made in a metal case with a very low price. Another nice moment for a small cost model - availability of fingerprint scanner.

Specifications

Like many modern phones, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is presented in several variations in terms of main and RAM memory. This allows each buyer to choose the right option for themselves or save money by purchasing a budget version of the gadget. Features Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 are shown in the table below.

As materials for the creation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, metal and glass were used, as well as small plastic inserts. The model has an impressive amount of battery, and in combination with fast charging it looks even more interesting. This is not the only advantage of the model, but first things first.

Appearance

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is the phone in which it occurred transition from plastic to aluminum body. In this case, the creator did not seriously think about the design, and in front of the user is a typical smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi. In fairness it should be noted that all low-end models of the brand look quite simple and do not have any zest. This can not be called a disadvantage, because most often buyers want to see in a cheap phone a good iron, rather than an exquisite design.

The device is sold in three colors - black, silver, gold. It should be understood that everything is not easy with the colors of Chinese phones.The black version includes a gray back cover and a black front panel. The white device will have a white face, but the back side is gray. And only a golden smartphone fully corresponds to its name.

The device display covers a protective glass with oleophobic coating. Despite the fact that the manufacturer of glass is not declared, the quality is quite good, and the prints on the screen appear slowly. The back of the smartphone Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 metal, top and bottom of the plastic insert. Under them are antennas.

On the front side below the display 3 touch buttons - home, back, menu of open applications. During operation, the keys are highlighted, if you just look at them, they are almost not noticeable.

All other elements have a standard location.

1. Above the display there is a speaker, a proximity and light sensor, and a front camera.
   
2. The back panel is a camera, under it a double flash, a finger scanner. At the bottom there is a speaker for speakerphone and music.Due to the fact that it is on the back side, the sound is muffled if the gadget lies with the screen up.
3. The bottom end is a microUSB for synchronization and charging, a microphone hole.
   

4. The upper bound is a headphone jack, an infrared port, a microphone hole.
5. The left side is a SIM card slot.
   

6. The right side is a volume switch and a power key.
   

Screen and fingerprint scanner

Phone Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 has screen size 5.5 inches. This is a very large device, but in general the size of the device is not too large. For the most part, working with such a phone is a matter of habit. Those who previously used a similar device will not notice the differences. Those who plan to switch to a large diagonal from 5 inches or less should first hold the smartphone in their hands to see if it will be convenient.

The fingerprint scanner is made round, it is located behind the camera. The maximum number of fingers is 5.

Regarding the display, it can be said that it is surprisingly good. In the phone Redmi Note 3 is installed IPS matrix. It has a good margin of contrast that allows you to see the image under direct sunlight. The disadvantage of the IPS matrix is ​​usually the distortion of the colors when changing viewing angles. In this model, there is no such nuance, the picture does not lose its color characteristics. In the device settings there is a choice of screen temperature, reading mode, brightness auto-tuning. The latter works quite well, but the reading mode is not very clear. In fact, the colors roll closer to the dark green, the picture in this version looks not very nice.

Important! The device can be adapted to work with one hand, while the desktop will shift down to the left or right, depending on the preferences of the user.

Camera and autonomy

In Note 3, the main camera has a resolution of 13 megapixels. The overall impression of her is positive, HDR mode makes good shots, in the afternoon there are no questions at all to the photos. Night shooting is an order of magnitude worse, but this is the common misfortune of all inexpensive smartphones. Looks strange enough manual mode - ISO setting and white balance are available. Set shutter speed and manual focus impossible.

The native application in the device is Russified by half, some menu items in English. There are several shooting modes and built-in effects.

On a note! The phone does not have a horizontal position, that is, even when you turn the case, the menu is oriented to the vertical position.

The front camera is quite standard, it has no features. There is a standard for phone companies beauty mode. The maximum video resolution is FullHD, there is a tracking focus and image scaling function.

The battery in the new generation of the Note series has become even more capacious. now this 4000 mAh The device works longer, and for inexpensive smartphones it is a logical and necessary solution. By the time of work in Note 3, all individually. With active use it lasts for a working day, which is good enough, because many low-cost smartphones with less capacious batteries already sit by 4-5 in the afternoon, which causes a number of inconveniences.

Performance, interfaces

Above it was said that the device comes in two variations of memory. Version 3 / 32Gb has not only differences in memory, but also a more powerful graphics co-processor. Its frequency reaches 700 MHz, while the less productive version of the device has a maximum frequency of 550 MHz.

Thanks to the use of the processor Helio X10, the manufacturer has received a powerful smartphone that copes with both everyday tasks and entertainment, for example, games, and at the same time it is not heated. Considering that the body is metallic here, strong heating would leave a very unpleasant impression. The manufacturer managed to avoid this problem.

The model is equipped two sim cards. In the settings you can configure strict use of one of them for calls and SMS, and the second for the Internet. You can also give them names, and before executing the action, select the desired SIM card.

Important! The radio module in the phone is one. This means that during the conversation the second card will not work temporarily.

USB connector supports OTG standard, that is, you can through the adapter to connect the USB flash drive. The Wi-Fi module in the phone works in two bands, the signal is stable.It is possible to distribute the Internet through the phone, as well as connect to other devices with it.

operating system

The device works on Android 5.0 and firmware MIUI 7.0. The appearance of the firmware is very much like iOS. There is no application menu, all the software appears on the desktop in the form of icons. There is a huge amount of subtle settings, a large theme store. When an incoming call to the full screen displays a photo of the caller and his number with the name. It is very convenient.

The nuance of the operating system is the untranslated menu items when buying a phone in China. In addition, Google services are not installed by default. The latter is corrected by installing them from the application store of the brand itself, which is on the phone. Some user reviews refer to the fact that when buying through Russian online shopping devices come with localized firmwareHowever, there is a number of information that the Chinese version works more stably and without any problems.

Conclusion

At the time of the release of the device, it was possible to buy a phone in China or through numerous domestic online stores. In terms of rubles, the price in Russia was about 15-16 thousand for version 2 / 16Gb and 17-18 thousand for 3 / 32Gb, in China, similar devices are much cheaper - from 11 to 13 thousand rubles. Finding serious drawbacks on the phone is difficult, but there are really a lot of advantages here:

• low price;
• high-quality assembly;
• metal case;
• productive iron;
• excellent display;
• high autonomy.

Even when buying a device through Russian stores with a high mark-up, the device remains a very competitive and interesting phone.