Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 first impressions: A big upgrade with metal body, fingerprint scanner and more.
Xiaomi launched its first phone of 2016 for the Indian market with the announcement of the Redmi Note 3. Apart from being the first Xiaomi phone with a full metal body, this is also Xiaomi’s first foray into fingerprint scanner sporting handsets.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comes in two variants and will start selling in India from 9 March at 2PM on Amazon. The 16GB storage with 2GB RAM variant will sell for Rs 9,999 and the 32GB storage with 3GB RAM variant will sell for Rs 11,999. These prices are very close to those of the Mediatek sporting Redmi Note 3 that was launched in China last year. Here are our first impressions of the device.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 sports an all metal body and has rounded edges along the sides. Turn around the phone and the resemblance to the rear side on the Meizu Pro 5 is uncanny. The round fingerprint scanner is located just below the 16MP camera on the rear side. The dual LED flash unit is located in between the camera and the fingerprint scanner. The base has the speaker section and there’s a slight protrusion chin just below to ensure there is a gap between speaker section and the flat surface its placed on.
Looking around the device, on the left hand edge you have the dual SIM card slots, at the base there is a microUSB charging and data transfer port, on the right hand edge you have the volume rocker and power standby buttons. The top edge has the 3.5mm audio jack and an infrared blaster for controlling IR home appliances. The front has a 5.5inch display which has a tendency to collect smudges.
Thanks to the sand blasted matte finish on the rear side, you get a good grip on the phone. One handed option is inconvenient.
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