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Xiaomi Redmi 3 Officially Introduced
Xiaomi is the affordable brand next to the big guns in the undustry, offering good value for money in the Smartphone segment. Xiaomi has officially introduced their latest 4G LTE-enabled Android 5.1 smartphone, the Redmi 3. Armed with a full metal body this mainstream smartphone sports a 5.0-inch 1280 x 720 HD IPS display, a 1.5GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor, an Adreno 405 GPU, a 2GB RAM and a 16GB of expandable internal storage (up to 128GB).
Furthermore, the handset has dual SIM card slots, a 5MP front-facing camera, a 13MP rear-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, phase-detection autofocus and LED flash, and a 4100mAh battery (w/ fast charging).
Running on Android 5.1 Lollipop OS with MIUI 7 on top, the Redmi 3 provides 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS with A-GPS for connectivity. The Xiaomi Redmi 3 is available now in China for RMB 699 (about $105).
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#5218730 Posted on: 01/14/2016 12:36 PM
This may be my next phone. Have a redmi2 now and Im extremely happy with it.
This may be my next phone. Have a redmi2 now and Im extremely happy with it.
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#5218781 Posted on: 01/14/2016 03:04 PM
If I were gonna go back to Android, I'd import an Xiaomi phone.
If I were gonna go back to Android, I'd import an Xiaomi phone.
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#5218950 Posted on: 01/14/2016 08:59 PM
5.0' Screens should NOT be 720p. Ever.
Other than that it seems decent.
LOL, cought that.
Xiaomi isn't that great bro.... Huawei is much better. Specifically the Mate 8. Better than even my Note 5.
5.0' Screens should NOT be 720p. Ever.
Other than that it seems decent.
If I were gonna go back to Android, I'd import an Xiaomi phone.
LOL, cought that.
Xiaomi isn't that great bro.... Huawei is much better. Specifically the Mate 8. Better than even my Note 5.
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#5219048 Posted on: 01/15/2016 12:24 AM
I'm going to import one, first phone I've seen that meets all my requirements, only thing I'd like is a 1080P screen but I'll manage as it ticks all the other boxes.
I'm going to import one, first phone I've seen that meets all my requirements, only thing I'd like is a 1080P screen but I'll manage as it ticks all the other boxes.
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#5219050 Posted on: 01/15/2016 12:29 AM
Only thing stopping me buying a Xiaomi smartphone is their history of having backdoors siphoning data to their servers.
Only thing stopping me buying a Xiaomi smartphone is their history of having backdoors siphoning data to their servers.
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#5219056 Posted on: 01/15/2016 12:46 AM
That's as easy as installing CM12 or 13 and chucking the stock ROM.
20 mins and you'd have what you want. It's all just software, easily manipulable.
Only thing stopping me buying a Xiaomi smartphone is their history of having backdoors siphoning data to their servers.
That's as easy as installing CM12 or 13 and chucking the stock ROM.
20 mins and you'd have what you want. It's all just software, easily manipulable.
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#5219059 Posted on: 01/15/2016 12:51 AM
true.
but it is the ideea of having a backdoor by default is what gets me.sorry xiaomi, will not buy your products , even it is easy flashing another ROM.
true.
but it is the ideea of having a backdoor by default is what gets me.sorry xiaomi, will not buy your products , even it is easy flashing another ROM.
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#5219092 Posted on: 01/15/2016 02:29 AM
Was thinking about this phone too, but it's $200+ here in the states(which isn't really bad with it's options). The only thing that is a turn off is that it doesn't have expandable memory. That seems just odd that it doesn't have a memory card slot.... Other than that looks to be a pretty decent phone.
Was thinking about this phone too, but it's $200+ here in the states(which isn't really bad with it's options). The only thing that is a turn off is that it doesn't have expandable memory. That seems just odd that it doesn't have a memory card slot.... Other than that looks to be a pretty decent phone.
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#5219104 Posted on: 01/15/2016 03:39 AM
get em quick before Trump sticks an extra 45% on them!!....lol....
Was thinking about this phone too, but it's $200+ here in the states(which isn't really bad with it's options). The only thing that is a turn off is that it doesn't have expandable memory. That seems just odd that it doesn't have a memory card slot.... Other than that looks to be a pretty decent phone.
get em quick before Trump sticks an extra 45% on them!!....lol....
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#5219405 Posted on: 01/15/2016 10:57 PM
Plenty to buy online for $150 and it has a microSD slot, did you look at a different phone?
Was thinking about this phone too, but it's $200+ here in the states(which isn't really bad with it's options). The only thing that is a turn off is that it doesn't have expandable memory. That seems just odd that it doesn't have a memory card slot.... Other than that looks to be a pretty decent phone.
Plenty to buy online for $150 and it has a microSD slot, did you look at a different phone?
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#5219410 Posted on: 01/15/2016 11:02 PM
Yep I did look at wrong phone.
My bad.....
Plenty to buy online for $150 and it has a microSD slot, did you look at a different phone?
Yep I did look at wrong phone.
My bad.....
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#5219436 Posted on: 01/16/2016 12:06 AM
Challenge accepted, because i don't go online with my Xiaomi Mi 2S
Only thing stopping me buying a Xiaomi smartphone is their history of having backdoors siphoning data to their servers.
Challenge accepted, because i don't go online with my Xiaomi Mi 2S
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#5219546 Posted on: 01/16/2016 11:12 AM
That's as easy as installing CM12 or 13 and chucking the stock ROM.
20 mins and you'd have what you want. It's all just software, easily manipulable.
That would be fine if they released they're Kernel sources in a timely manner.
They have a longer history of withholding kernel sources than they do of stealing users data
That's as easy as installing CM12 or 13 and chucking the stock ROM.
20 mins and you'd have what you want. It's all just software, easily manipulable.
That would be fine if they released they're Kernel sources in a timely manner.
They have a longer history of withholding kernel sources than they do of stealing users data
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#5220025 Posted on: 01/18/2016 01:11 AM
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Not sure they'll sell that phone for something around 100$ outside of China. Depending on the price this might be a good deal for dual sim users.