Redmi series has always done well for the Xiaomi, be it in India or China. Keeping that in mind, Xiaomi has launched the new Redmi 3s smartphone under this sub-brand in its motherland. The smartphone comes in two variants and is currently limited to China only. Based on the information disseminated by Xiaomi at the launch event, here’s the Redmi 3s specifications, review and details regarding its availability and launch date in India.
The budget series smartphone comes with a 5-inch HD IPS touchscreen display with resolution of 720x1280pixels. The Redmi 3s houses an octa-core Snapdragon 430 chipset which is clocked at 1.1GHz coupled with Adreno 505GPU. Other than this, it features 2GB RAM/3GB RAM and comes in 16GB/32GB storage options. The smartphone has a hybrid SIM slot which supports microSD cards up to 128GB.
The dual SIM phone is aided by a 4100mAh battery which op paper should offer a good screen on time. It comes out of the box running on MIUI 7 that is based on Android Marshmallow. It supports 4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and micro-USB slot in connectivity options.
Even though it packs a 4100mAh large battery, it still weighs just 144grams in total. In optics, it bears a 13-megapxiel primary camera and 5megapxiel front camera.
Xiaomi hasn’t revealed anything about its plans to launch Redmi 3s in India. However, if it plans to launch this new budget smartphone in India, it will compete with likes of Lenovo Vibe K5, CoolPad note 3 Plus and LeEco Le 1s Eco. The Xiaomi Redmi 3s best price in India will be reveal only at the time of its India launch. For more news and updates on Xiaomi products and flash sales subscribe to Smartprix notifications.
- Sharp display
- 4100mAh battery
- Metal Clad design