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Xiaomi Mi 3 With 5 Inch Display, Snapdragon 800 SoC Launched at Rs. 14,999

Xiaomi Mi 3 With 5-Inch Display, Snapdragon 800 SoC Launched at Rs. 14,999

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 16 July 2014 11:32 IST

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Xiaomi, after creating a buzz on social platforms, has finally revealed its first smartphone for the Indian market, the Mi 3. The smartphone is now listed on the company's site at Rs. 14,999, and will go on sale on July 15.

The Xiaomi Mi 3 runs a highly tweaked version of the Android 4.4 dubbed MIUI version 5. It comes with a 5-inch full-HD LCD display (1080x1920 pixels) offering a pixel density of 441ppi.

With the announcement of Mi 3, Xiaomi has become the first handset manufacturer to offer an Android smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset below the Rs. 15,000 mark. It is powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (8274AB) processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 330 GPU. The Mi 3 is listed with a 16GB inbuilt storage with no word on expandable storage support.

It sports a 13-megapixel rear camera featuring a f/2.2 aperture and dual-LED flash while the front houses a 2-megapixel camera. It is backed by a 3050mAh battery. The Mi 3 measures 144x73.6x8.1mm and weighs 145 grams. It will be available in Metallic Grey colour.

The Chinese handset maker, often referred as the 'Apple of China', has not announced its plan for selling the Xiaomi Mi 3 via any channel. Based on earlier reports, Xiaomi, following the footsteps of Motorola, is expected to team up with the e-commerce giant Flipkart to launch its handsets in the country.

Contradicting any plans of tie-up with Flipkart, Xiaomi's Global Vice President and former Google Vice President, Hugo Barra had hinted in March that the company plans to sell the smartphones at competitive prices via its own e-commerce site.

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Xiaomi Mi 3

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Category-defying performance
Unbelievably low price
Excellent battery life
Decent build quality

Bad
Average camera performance
MIUI skin may not appeal to all

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Display 5.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8274AB)

Front Camera 2-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 3050mAh

OS Android 4.4

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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Ketan Pratap is the Editor at Gadgets 360. His primary role - debugging the tech hype, benchmarking the future, and compiling it all into precise news, features or reviews. He has spent over 14 years calling out vaporware and identifying the best tech. He’s your guide for everything from chipsets to smart-home meltdowns. When his own batteries are low, he heads for the hills—literally. He’s someone who prefers a remote mountain pass, appreciating a 12,000-foot view that no VR ...More