Xiaomi has just updated its Mi Note series with the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 in China, as was leaked earlier. The smartphone was launched alongside the Mi MIX 2, the second iteration of the record-breaking bezel-less smartphone that was designed by world renowned designer, Philippe Starck.
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The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 is similar to the Mi 6 in the rear camera section, but it’s a different ball game when the focus is switched to the front of the smartphone. Here is what the Mi Note 3 brings to the table.
Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Specifications, Review and Highlights
Design & Display
The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 has a beautiful design consisting of a curved glass body and an aluminium frame, placing it in the class of smartphones like the Galaxy S8 in terms of design. It comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD display which has 94.4% NTSC color gamut, 1500:1 contrast ratio and a 550 nits max brightness level.
It weighs 163 grammes and is just 7.6 millimetres thick. The phone uses a physical home button which is placed below its display at the front.
Storage & Processor
The Mi Note 3 is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform processor that can operate at speeds up to 2.2GHz. Its graphics operations are handled by an Adreno 512 GPU.
The phone comes with a whopping RAM capacity of 6GB operating on the LPDDR4x technology. It comes in 64GB and 128GB variants of eMMC 5.1 internal storage.
Camera
The Mi Note 3 sports a 16MP camera with a 2μm pixel size at the front for taking selfies.
A dual camera setup is present at the rear consisting of a 12MP primary camera with a f/1.8 aperture, 1.25μm pixel size, 4-axis OIS and 4K video recording, and a 12MP secondary camera with a larger f/2.6 aperture to capture depth of field of objects, 1.0μm pixel size and 52mm portrait lens. There’s also a dual-tone LED flash for making your images brighter.
Battery & Connectivity
The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 packs a 3500mAh battery with fast charging tech from Qualcomm (Quick Charge 3.0). It comes with dual nano SIM slots and supports 4G LTE networks. It has a USB Type-C port and offers connectivity options like WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou and NFC.
Software & Hardware
The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 runs on the recently-released MIUI 9 which is built upon version 7.1 Nougat of the Android operating system.
It comes with a fingerprint sensor which is embedded in its home button at the front, and packs stereo speakers to provide a fulfilling audio experience.
Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Full Phone Specifications
General
| Device Brand | Xiaomi |
| Model | Mi Note 3 |
| Announced | September 11, 2017 |
| Released | September 11, 2017 |
| Status | Available |
Network
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
| 4G Network | LTE |
| SIM Type | Nano SIM |
| SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Data
| 2G | GPRS Up to 32 to 48 kbps; EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | Up to 42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA) |
| 4G | Up to 300/50 Mbps |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Web Browser | Yes, HTML5 |
Design
| Type | Smartphone |
| Dimensions | 152.6 * 73.95 * 7.6 mm |
| Weight | 163g |
| Build | Curved glass body with aluminium frame |
| Colors | Black & Blue. |
Display
| Display Type | IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 5.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1920 * 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Colors | 94.4% NTSC colour gamut |
| Pixel Density | n/a |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Protection | n/a |
| Features | 550 nits brightness, 1500:1 contrast ratio |
Camera
| 12MP + 12MP dual cameras | |
| Primary: 1.25μm pixel size f/1.8 aperture 4-axis OIS 4K video recording Secondary: |
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| 1080p HD Video | |
| – | |
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| 16MP | |
| 2μm pixel size |
Software
| Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) | |
| MIUI 9 | |
| No | |
| Skype | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
| 64-bit Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform processor | |
| Number of Processor Cores | Octa-core |
| CPU Speed | Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 |
| GPU | Adreno 512 |
| 6GB LPDDR4x | |
| Internal Storage | 64GB / 128GB (eMMC 5.1) |
| Not expandable | |
| Accelerometer, Proximity, Light, Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| Infrared | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Wi-Fi Direct |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| USB Type | USB Type-C |
| USB On-the Go (OTG) | Yes |
| GPS | GPS/GLONASS/Beidou |
| NFC | Yes |
| Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Ion |
| Capacity | 3500mAh (typical) / 3400mAh (minimum) |
| Placement | Non-removable |
| Standby | – |
| Talk Time | – |
Messaging
| SMS | Yes (threaded view) |
| MMS | Yes |
| Yes, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP | |
| IM | Yes |
Media
| Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | |
| Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | |
| n/a | |
| No | |
| Vibration, Ringtones | |
| MP3, WAV | |
| Yes | |
| Yes, 3.5mm Jack |
Other Features
| MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player Photo/video editor Document viewer |
Availability and Price of Xiaomi Mi Note 3 in China
The 64GB ROM variant of the Mi Note 3 costs 2,499 Yuan and the 128GB ROM variant comes in two colour versions – Black which costs 2,899 Yuan and Blue which costs 2,999 Yuan in China.