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Got my redmi note 3 and heres the review of the pros and the cons . Ill split the review into sections and yes this is initial reviews and please do let me know if u guys have anything to share . Also note that im coming from Sony Xperia Z Ultra so that a few points maybe directly compared or form the basis of comparison though ill keep it neutral as far as possible

Build Quality :

Premium build quality . Yes if u compare it with Letv le 1s ( though i dont own the device ) I feel Letv wins on this part. But do note that this is a really premium device and for the price range its one of the best. The all metal body and the anodized metal feel make it feel a beauty to hold and yes the curved sides do make it alot easy to hold than my previous device which was a mammoth 6.4 inch giant and had a brick form factor though thinner than redmi note 3.

Also even though the device maybe 169 grams it doesnt feel too heavy in the hands. I leave the Z ultra because u can compare an apple with a watermelon https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_toungueout.gif . So got out an old htc one x which i assume weighs less than the redmi but the redmi feel lighter than it hands down because of the weight distribution. For nexus 4 i felt nexus was lighter by a small margin whereas my mother differed .

Heating:

When i got the box today evening the piece was itself a bit hot . It may have been soaking all the heat through the whole day. I havent played games and stuff on the phone but ran antutu a couple of times . My scores are around the 72.5 mark for the 16gb/2gb gold variant and yes it got warm after 2 tests but its not an omelette cooking device . Its the warmth u can easily take . HD gaming of 15 to 30 mins may heat ur device but as per other reviewers its less than 45C which considered fairly good

Screen

The screen is a beauty at this price range. Even with the hazy scratch guard preinstalled on the phone looks a stunner at the default brightness level . Unfortunately couldnt test out the sunlight display but apart from it the looks are stunner . Ill need to remove the preinstalled hay scratch guard to better gauge the display colors and vividness

Camera

Front cam : I was pretty impressed with the selfies on the device . Im not a avid photographer but I guess other guys may help out with that part . for the back camera could capture the photos only in artificial and low light conditions and the photos are just average . But heard outdoor shoots come out well from other reviews .if cam is the most important aspect and more so taking low light pics then it’s better u give this device s skip . the beautify settings work out well for the selfies as such I feel .

1 negative is the ability to take selfies and pics with fingerprint scanner .Hugo promised this feature and demoed it on both front and back cams but seems the feature is missing at the moment in the stable build

Fingerprint scanner

Wow works well really well . have already got used to ditching the power button. Accuracy is achieved by adding the sides of ur fingers and tips so that wherever u hit it will be a bulls eye 9 out of 10 secs

Another negative is the ability to lock apps using fingerprint . Hugo again stated it will ship in the first lot of phones but till now I cannot find the trace of using fingerprint. Only normal pattern lock works

Audio & Call Quality

Audio from headset jack is what has surprised me the most about the handset. Combined with tekfusion twinwoofers it is a pair made in heaven . Just to compare that even at half of xiaomis full volume the headphones sounded much more richer and louder than that at almost the full volume of Sony z ultra . Reminded me of my nexus 4 where I would get a similar using tons of audio mods combined with v4a viper for Android

Speakers is loud enough and the bump in the back tends to prevent the voice distorting when placed on a flat surface. Nothing to brag on about the speakers

Audio quality is top notch. The front speakers gave an amazing voice clarity dint have the chance to be on the other side but yaa a friend said it sounded a bit better . maybe a false positive but non the less .

One thing is volte and someone in review already pointed that out

Being on call quality I found a rather annoying bug maybe either only constrained to my unit or as a whole . if u power off and reboot or directly reboot the sim doesn’t get activated for around a minute after boot is completed . misunderstood that the sim was not being detected only to later realize it is detecting a bit slow on boot-up .Tried only 2 or 3 times till now but same results

To test further . once the sim got connected removed the sim card with phone on and then reentered the tray and it got signal immediately. So it’s something related to first boot itself

Battery life & Battery

Couldn’t run a full battery life test .In my first 4 hours of usage 2 hrs sot was achieved and battery dropped from around 45 to 22 so take this as a super battery phone. I was literally waiting for the low battery indicator to pop up so that I could keep the phone on charge

Now an interesting thing is that this battery takes around 2.3 to 3 hrs to charge as per the reviews . I dint put it through a complete charge cycle but really dont know how and what type of quick charging functionality is built in. Whether it is QC 1.0 or 2.0 . The charger model is MDY-08-EB manufactured by Dongguan Aohai Power Technology . While wasnt able to find any references to the exact model in even some chinese ecomm websites found an article on miui that model MDY-08-EF another model from xioami is QC 2.0 certified .

I was using the phone heavily while charging with primary usuage of whatsapp,gmail and chrome and yes the phone heated up a bit but it was not like ooch ill burn my hand .

Ui & RAM management

Nothing to say about miui .custom ROM nerds may have installed it at some point of time . Has tons of customization’s and frankly reduces the need for putting custom roms since way too many features are taken from the numerous aosp rom developers .

The 2gigs variant has around 750 to 800 MB free .thanks to all the bloated miui version since they have so many customization’s and literally all apps including a scanner app . With heavy multitasking the RAM may fall around 400 to 450 levels but needless to say we shouldn’t worry about RAM . Android has made strides in memory management over the years . At the most I had micro second stutters once or twice but you can expect and ignore it for its skin is really heavy .

Infrared sensor

Mi remote app
Works in a cool way with my lg smart TV . I don’t know if all the keys work but yes power on off volume do the rest I use a Videocon stb so can’t comment .

for the stb I was disappointed to see my Videocon stb not in the list and it had all Chinese names . I assumed that mi explorers had helped build the mi remote app so I thought it would have Tata sky and Videocon already set . but it’s not . anyways seems we would get it in near future . will still have to confirm if third party apps work .Someone in his review mentioned peel a third party app to be working .

GPS

It’s quick and locks quickly .dint do any tests just opened gmaps and let it to locate me and it locked in quite fast .
Tested the gps indoors today with only device mode and unfortunately the gps is not the best atleast indoors. Had to move near the window to get it locked .Once at window it was able to decide my location quickly.

Other sensors

Dint check gyroscope and other sensors as of now .it’s on the to do list of tomorrow

Capacitative buttons

Being from old school stock Android I don’t like the capacitative buttons . And having the reverse key makes me fumble still . But I think the miui would have an option somewhere to switch keys .

Yaa one more thing is the vibrating sensor .it’s strong for even the light mode.

Themes

Amazing variety to choose from nothing much to say

Gaming

Not a gamer sorry cannot tell u the gaming performance.

Anything left to review

You say me

A consised pro con tommorow sometime . Let me have some sleep now

Sorry will tag the interested dimers and create a new thread tommorow

Pardon typos typing from redmi note 3

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@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

what about drop test ?ll it work or how much damage it can handle after falling from atleast one feet.plz do review this part also..drop test video could be better. thank you


aapki unit par karna Vertical Drop test, Horizontal Drop Test, Hammertest and upload kar dena https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif


company nai mana kiya hai .drop test nai hoskta mera phone mai bola

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@Navneet wrote:

@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

what about drop test ?ll it work or how much damage it can handle after falling from atleast one feet.plz do review this part also..drop test video could be better. thank you


aapki unit par karna Vertical Drop test, Horizontal Drop Test, Hammertest and upload kar dena https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif


company nai mana kiya hai .drop test nai hoskta mera phone mai bola

Ye to gadbad ho gayi yaar , aapka mobile kahin Made in China to nahi , becoz hamara handset box par to Made In India likha hai https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_toungueout.gif
Still we trust the company and don’t do drop test and neither we ask our friends to do so.

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@Navneet wrote:

@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

what about drop test ?ll it work or how much damage it can handle after falling from atleast one feet.plz do review this part also..drop test video could be better. thank you


aapki unit par karna Vertical Drop test, Horizontal Drop Test, Hammertest and upload kar dena https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif


You forgot everyone’s favorite, but “can it blend” test https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_toungueout.gif

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@Navneet wrote:

@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

@Navneet wrote:

@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

what about drop test ?ll it work or how much damage it can handle after falling from atleast one feet.plz do review this part also..drop test video could be better. thank you


aapki unit par karna Vertical Drop test, Horizontal Drop Test, Hammertest and upload kar dena https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif


company nai mana kiya hai .drop test nai hoskta mera phone mai bola

Ye to gadbad ho gayi yaar , aapka mobile kahin Made in China to nahi , becoz hamara handset box par to Made In India likha hai https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_toungueout.gif
Still we trust the company and don’t do drop test and neither we ask our friends to do so.

made in gurgaon likha hai https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_eek.gif

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@$hubham wrote:

@Navneet wrote:

@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

what about drop test ?ll it work or how much damage it can handle after falling from atleast one feet.plz do review this part also..drop test video could be better. thank you


aapki unit par karna Vertical Drop test, Horizontal Drop Test, Hammertest and upload kar dena https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif


You forgot everyone’s favorite, but “can it blend” test https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_toungueout.gif

Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena

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@Navneet wrote:

@$hubham wrote:

@Navneet wrote:

@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

what about drop test ?ll it work or how much damage it can handle after falling from atleast one feet.plz do review this part also..drop test video could be better. thank you


aapki unit par karna Vertical Drop test, Horizontal Drop Test, Hammertest and upload kar dena https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif


You forgot everyone’s favorite, but “can it blend” test https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_toungueout.gif

Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena

fire test,freeze test,waterproof test,humidity test dust test.if this test can op do and verify it ll be helpful to all mi note 3 owners.ll give karma from my side

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@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

@Navneet wrote:

@$hubham wrote:

@Navneet wrote:

@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

what about drop test ?ll it work or how much damage it can handle after falling from atleast one feet.plz do review this part also..drop test video could be better. thank you


aapki unit par karna Vertical Drop test, Horizontal Drop Test, Hammertest and upload kar dena https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif


You forgot everyone’s favorite, but “can it blend” test https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_toungueout.gif

Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena

fire test,freeze test,waterproof test,humidity test dust test.if this test can op do and verify it ll be helpful to all mi note 3 owners.

OP waisa hi abhi abhi CA bana hai , job bhi abhi lagi hai , kyu uski bachi life ki AISI TESI KAR RAHA KO https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif

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Skipping it.

Coolpad Note 3 is much better than this in a lesser price.


bro i dont know why but if i show coolpad to my friends they say .. tere ko isse accha phn nahi mila kya koi aur https://cdn3.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_sad.gif
Moto e /redmi / lenovo leleta to bhi accha tha .. https://cdn3.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_sad.gif ab btao
even after online selling of mobiles ppl still feel like china ka maal type …


@hackerboys Coolpad aacha nahi lagta but aapka doston ko SHAMSHUNG hi pasand aata hai https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif

sahi pakde hai https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif

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@hackerboys wrote:

@Navneet wrote:

@hackerboys wrote:

@nrkmca wrote:

Skipping it.

Coolpad Note 3 is much better than this in a lesser price.


bro i dont know why but if i show coolpad to my friends they say .. tere ko isse accha phn nahi mila kya koi aur https://cdn3.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_sad.gif
Moto e /redmi / lenovo leleta to bhi accha tha .. https://cdn3.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_sad.gif ab btao
even after online selling of mobiles ppl still feel like china ka maal type …


@hackerboys Coolpad aacha nahi lagta but aapka doston ko SHAMSHUNG hi pasand aata hai https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif

sahi pakde hai https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif

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@nrkmca wrote:

@PaytmKaPoojari wrote:

@nrkmca wrote:

Skipping it.

Coolpad Note 3 is much better than this in a lesser price.


Can u highlight why u feel so if at all I need to draw a comparison with I find letv 1s as the ribsl to redmi . yes camera may not be the best but it’s a 10k /12k dollar device and it’s as they say bang for the buck . Dunno how coolpad cam fairs


Ok main points -

1. Price : 8999 in compare to redmi 9999 (6999 only in CN3 Lite with 5’ size much better to hold)
2. FP sensor is much better than redmi
3. Long Stand By mode
4. Its available in Black varaint too which looks damn sexy in hands (Lite version specially)
5. Just a lit bit down in cam dept, but thats not the cons since we guys are not specialist photographers.
6. HYBRID SIM – biggest con of redmi

PS : Excellent service centre available almost all over India


Coolpad is better than Redmi Note 3 >> Majak Kar raha ho https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_eek.gif

Coolpad Note 3 Lite
Considering price tag + user level ( moderate/heavy)
Dude its just 6999 and redmi 9999

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@nrkmca wrote:
1. Price : 8999 in compare to redmi 9999 (6999 only in CN3 Lite with 5’ size much better to hold)
2. FP sensor is much better than redmi
3. Long Stand By mode
4. Its available in Black varaint too which looks damn sexy in hands (Lite version specially)
5. Just a lit bit down in cam dept, but thats not the cons since we guys are not specialist photographers.
6. HYBRID SIM – biggest con of redmi

PS : Excellent service centre available almost all over India


1. Just for 1k more you get much better looking phone with better build quality and more reliable brand in terms of updates/support/resale value.
2. Nope, I beg to differ. Used both the devices and I say that there is absolutely no difference at all.
3. No clue! Didn’t use Redmi Note 3 that long but overall reviews state that Redmi Note 3 has the best battery life (not just stand by) in this price range.
4. Personal choice, you can’t put this reason as a plus point.
5. You don’t need to be a specialist photographer to love the camera. People use their mobile phone camera lot more than a point and shoot/dslr for day to day scenarios. So a better camera is always a plus point. So yes, Redmi knocks it out here.
6. If you are a person who uses two numbers and need more than 32gb of space too then it is an issue. For me, I definitely need more that 32gb of space but I do not use two numbers so not a concern.


1. 3000 more buddy (My preference is CN 3 Lite)
2. No comments then, to each his own
3. No clue? Then have a look, your perception will change.
4. Agreed. (plus its grip is good)
5. Agreed with you. But mostly it depends on what type of user you are. I never said redmi doesnt have better cam than CN
6. Valid point. For those who uses two sims, this will be the issue. (Most of people these days prefer dual sims)

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Will review back and answer the comments in a while . 6 hrs 3 mins since charge completely on 3g . 1 hr 26 mins sot and around an hour of music . battery level 74% . Wifi always on ,GPS high accuracy, Bluetooth switched on forgot to turn it off . Brigthness 50% with auto brightness on . Seems so far sunlight display actually works screen is super bright as I’m texting .

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@Navneet wrote:

@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

what about drop test ?ll it work or how much damage it can handle after falling from atleast one feet.plz do review this part also..drop test video could be better. thank you


aapki unit par karna Vertical Drop test, Horizontal Drop Test, Hammertest and upload kar dena https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif


Lol right. Have you heard about Moto X Force? It will pass every f***g test. But its way too pricy man 49 k.

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@Navneet wrote:

@$hubham wrote:

@Navneet wrote:

@tpanigrahi63 wrote:

what about drop test ?ll it work or how much damage it can handle after falling from atleast one feet.plz do review this part also..drop test video could be better. thank you


aapki unit par karna Vertical Drop test, Horizontal Drop Test, Hammertest and upload kar dena https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif
Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif


You forgot everyone’s favorite, but “can it blend” test https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_toungueout.gif

Aur bhi koi test bach jaye wo bhi kar lena

fire test,freeze test,waterproof test,humidity test dust test.if this test can op do and verify it ll be helpful to all mi note 3 owners.ll give karma from my side

Check this & KEEP CALM

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mylove tagged you on dth thred reply kardo…

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@nrkmca wrote:

@raghupro wrote:

@nrkmca wrote:
1. Price : 8999 in compare to redmi 9999 (6999 only in CN3 Lite with 5’ size much better to hold)
2. FP sensor is much better than redmi
3. Long Stand By mode
4. Its available in Black varaint too which looks damn sexy in hands (Lite version specially)
5. Just a lit bit down in cam dept, but thats not the cons since we guys are not specialist photographers.
6. HYBRID SIM – biggest con of redmi

PS : Excellent service centre available almost all over India


1. Just for 1k more you get much better looking phone with better build quality and more reliable brand in terms of updates/support/resale value.
2. Nope, I beg to differ. Used both the devices and I say that there is absolutely no difference at all.
3. No clue! Didn’t use Redmi Note 3 that long but overall reviews state that Redmi Note 3 has the best battery life (not just stand by) in this price range.
4. Personal choice, you can’t put this reason as a plus point.
5. You don’t need to be a specialist photographer to love the camera. People use their mobile phone camera lot more than a point and shoot/dslr for day to day scenarios. So a better camera is always a plus point. So yes, Redmi knocks it out here.
6. If you are a person who uses two numbers and need more than 32gb of space too then it is an issue. For me, I definitely need more that 32gb of space but I do not use two numbers so not a concern.


1. 3000 more buddy (My preference is CN 3 Lite)
2. No comments then, to each his own
3. No clue? Then have a look, your perception will change.
4. Agreed. (plus its grip is good)
5. Agreed with you. But mostly it depends on what type of user you are. I never said redmi doesnt have better cam than CN
6. Valid point. For those who uses two sims, this will be the issue. (Most of people these days prefer dual sims)


Ok then let Redmi 3 launch in India. That’ll be more head to head. The unit launching in India will differ from China – Hugo Barra
And recently it leaked with a fingrprint scanner.
Plus the processor on both of these redmis is far better than MediaTek.
You are doing a non sense comparison of CN 3 Lite and Redmi Note 3.
CN 3 Lite has 720P display.
Redmi 3 even has 4100 mAh battery and IR.
And the quality of Xiaomi devices are great according to me.
CN 3 Lite has done many cost cutting stuff like Redmi has Metal Body, eMMC 5, AC & 5 GHz WiFi, 4K video recording & PDAF & Slo Mo, gyro and other sensors and missing on some LTE bands and VoLTE. Redmi Note 3 has Cat 7 LTE. And I suppose that MiUi’s offering will be a lot better than Cool UI.
Coolpad isn’t bad. The 3 GB RAM is a plus point but I would personally consider Xiaomi’s offering.
Have not owned a single Xiaomi device till date so don’t tell me that I am bias.

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@PaytmKaPoojari Vu and KG for ur Effort… https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif


mylove tagged you on dth thred reply kardo…


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@nrkmca wrote:

@raghupro wrote:

@nrkmca wrote:
1. Price : 8999 in compare to redmi 9999 (6999 only in CN3 Lite with 5’ size much better to hold)
2. FP sensor is much better than redmi
3. Long Stand By mode
4. Its available in Black varaint too which looks damn sexy in hands (Lite version specially)
5. Just a lit bit down in cam dept, but thats not the cons since we guys are not specialist photographers.
6. HYBRID SIM – biggest con of redmi

PS : Excellent service centre available almost all over India


1. Just for 1k more you get much better looking phone with better build quality and more reliable brand in terms of updates/support/resale value.
2. Nope, I beg to differ. Used both the devices and I say that there is absolutely no difference at all.
3. No clue! Didn’t use Redmi Note 3 that long but overall reviews state that Redmi Note 3 has the best battery life (not just stand by) in this price range.
4. Personal choice, you can’t put this reason as a plus point.
5. You don’t need to be a specialist photographer to love the camera. People use their mobile phone camera lot more than a point and shoot/dslr for day to day scenarios. So a better camera is always a plus point. So yes, Redmi knocks it out here.
6. If you are a person who uses two numbers and need more than 32gb of space too then it is an issue. For me, I definitely need more that 32gb of space but I do not use two numbers so not a concern.


1. 3000 more buddy (My preference is CN 3 Lite)
2. No comments then, to each his own
3. No clue? Then have a look, your perception will change.
4. Agreed. (plus its grip is good)
5. Agreed with you. But mostly it depends on what type of user you are. I never said redmi doesnt have better cam than CN
6. Valid point. For those who uses two sims, this will be the issue. (Most of people these days prefer dual sims)


Ok then let Redmi 3 launch in India. That’ll be more head to head. The unit launching in India will differ from China – Hugo Barra
And recently it leaked with a fingrprint scanner.
Plus the processor on both of these redmis is far better than MediaTek.
You are doing a non sense comparison of CN 3 Lite and Redmi Note 3.
CN 3 Lite has 720P display.
Redmi 3 even has 4100 mAh battery and IR.
And the quality of Xiaomi devices are great according to me.
CN 3 Lite has done many cost cutting stuff like Redmi has eMMC 5, AC WiFi, 4K video recording & PDAF & Slo Mo, gyro and other sensors and missing on some LTE bands and VoLTE. Redmi Note 3 has Cat 7 LTE. And I suppose that MiUi’s offering will be a lot better than Cool UI.
Have not owned a single Xiaomi device till date so don’t tell me that I am bias.


OMG! You have gone way too technical. I am just a moderate user and its best for me. For heavy users, I did say that RN3 is better than CN3 Lite.

Period

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@5amar31 wrote:

@nrkmca wrote:

@raghupro wrote:

@nrkmca wrote:
1. Price : 8999 in compare to redmi 9999 (6999 only in CN3 Lite with 5’ size much better to hold)
2. FP sensor is much better than redmi
3. Long Stand By mode
4. Its available in Black varaint too which looks damn sexy in hands (Lite version specially)
5. Just a lit bit down in cam dept, but thats not the cons since we guys are not specialist photographers.
6. HYBRID SIM – biggest con of redmi

PS : Excellent service centre available almost all over India


1. Just for 1k more you get much better looking phone with better build quality and more reliable brand in terms of updates/support/resale value.
2. Nope, I beg to differ. Used both the devices and I say that there is absolutely no difference at all.
3. No clue! Didn’t use Redmi Note 3 that long but overall reviews state that Redmi Note 3 has the best battery life (not just stand by) in this price range.
4. Personal choice, you can’t put this reason as a plus point.
5. You don’t need to be a specialist photographer to love the camera. People use their mobile phone camera lot more than a point and shoot/dslr for day to day scenarios. So a better camera is always a plus point. So yes, Redmi knocks it out here.
6. If you are a person who uses two numbers and need more than 32gb of space too then it is an issue. For me, I definitely need more that 32gb of space but I do not use two numbers so not a concern.


1. 3000 more buddy (My preference is CN 3 Lite)
2. No comments then, to each his own
3. No clue? Then have a look, your perception will change.
4. Agreed. (plus its grip is good)
5. Agreed with you. But mostly it depends on what type of user you are. I never said redmi doesnt have better cam than CN
6. Valid point. For those who uses two sims, this will be the issue. (Most of people these days prefer dual sims)


Ok then let Redmi 3 launch in India. That’ll be more head to head. The unit launching in India will differ from China – Hugo Barra
And recently it leaked with a fingrprint scanner.
Plus the processor on both of these redmis is far better than MediaTek.
You are doing a non sense comparison of CN 3 Lite and Redmi Note 3.
CN 3 Lite has 720P display.
Redmi 3 even has 4100 mAh battery and IR.
And the quality of Xiaomi devices are great according to me.
CN 3 Lite has done many cost cutting stuff like Redmi has eMMC 5, AC WiFi, 4K video recording & PDAF & Slo Mo, gyro and other sensors and missing on some LTE bands and VoLTE. Redmi Note 3 has Cat 7 LTE. And I suppose that MiUi’s offering will be a lot better than Cool UI.
Have not owned a single Xiaomi device till date so don’t tell me that I am bias.


OMG! You have gone way too technical. I am just a moderate user and its best for me. For heavy users, I did say that RN3 is better than CN3 Lite.

Period

I don’t know why are you shouting too much..
MediaTek.!!!!!!! END OF STORY!! ! https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif

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91 mobiles.com initially gave scoring for redmi note 3 16gb 79/100 , for 32 gb 81/100(less than cool pad note 3—83/100)
to day they increased 86/100 and 88/100 as par with Le Tv 1s….more than samsung J7 (86/100) https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif

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91 mobiles.com initially gave scoring for redmi note 3 16gb 79/100 , for 32 gb 81/100(less than cool pad note 3—83/100)
to day they increased 86/100 and 88/100 as par with Le Tv 1s….more than samsung J7 (86/100) https://cdn1.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_biggrin.gif

samsung j7, one of the best mid range phone… no hanging https://cdn2.desidime.com/assets/textile-editor/icon_smile.gif

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dimers who have bought 16gb redmi note, could you please post your genuine reviews on this phone

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There are no heating issues after 23 days. Check this out

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@PaytmKaPoojari your reviews of note 3 after 28 days of use? does it have heating issues?? why there are so many negative reviews on amazon?? should i buy this phone ? http://www.amazon.in/Xiaomi-Redmi-Note-Gold-16G...


Bro heating is a perspective of individuals .Every phone with high computational power heats up atleast a little . Now if it’s extreme or not it’s a perspecitive . I have at 2 times during an afternoon summer felt the phone to be hot . out of it only works once I felt I should keep it in the pocket to cool of a little.u should also keep in mind that this is a metal device so conducting heat is its property . Now does it heat everyday frankly no and what about heating issues while charging ? Yes charging will heat it up a bit , not that u will be like wanting to throw the phone off ur hands anytime soon . If u do heavy multitasking simultaneously with charging then heat may be more but still u should know thats not a big issue .

One software bug which is maybe eating battery and whatever little heat is there is result of that all the 4 small cores of a53 are active and run at 691 MHz and not at the lowest possible 400 MHz . Also all 4 little cores are active all the time .

For other issues some people reported some network issues but it’s been solved with updates or little tricks . For some network there is little apn settings issue . And yes some who face delayed notifications is either due to apn settings or due to Google play services not being a system app .Apart from it there’s no network bug .

I barely have a 1gb left from 16 GB internal .Tons of pics I have of my trip to Agra/Delhi / Jaipur and still phone works as desired . u don’t expect ur phone to be a Nexus please with stock ROM .

The launcher now sometimes posts wait for few seconds when launching but a nova again solves it .

My only concern was I was not getting gps indoors apart from window side but again GPS isnt meant to work perfectly indoors . Outdoors in cars , rickshaw , bus , local train everywhere it works perfectly accurate to 20 to 30 feets if not lower .

Any other software bugs are barely there not a force close even with tons of apps installed . yaa 1 thing is if u have 10 open chrome tabs then if u switch apps and return tab will reload .

And I have spent a month with it it’s worth every single penny I have spent on it .

Frankly all 3 phones which I know are either from 1st or 2nd flash sale and there’s nothing wrong with all the devices .

and one more point for people talking about heating .Bro even my Nexus 4 had a tendency to heat u dint make it a bad fone for me . Bro this is not a snapdragon 400 it’s way more stronger than that and rest assured it heats lesser than Helios x10 and 616

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@jaguarfree bdw do check out professional reviewers on YouTube . C4etech , geekyranjit and igyaan are some of them

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@PaytmKaPoojari @getready @raghupro brightness on the display is automatically increasing/decreasing although it remains same in the notification bar. Is this a issue or what?

Edit : Got it

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@PaytmKaPoojari @getready @raghupro brightness on the display is automatically increasing/decreasing although it remains same in the notification bar. Is this a issue or what?


auto brightness switched off?

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