Xiaomi are 5 days away from officially announcing their all metal Redmi 3, but more images have emerged.
This time around we have a good look at the rear of the gold version of the new metal bodied Xiaomi Redmi 3. Like the silver version that was revealed earlier, the gold model has that same crosshatching rear pattern.
- UPDATE: Xiaomi have now officially told us that the Xiaomi Redmi 3 will actually have a 4100mAh battery. More details here.
Xiaomi are obviously not shy with showing off their new 5-inch budget phone but so far they haven’t revealed specifications, so thank goodness for leaks.
Gizchina News of the week
TENAA have once again spilled the beans revealing that the Xiaomi Redmi 3 is going to have a huge 4000mAh battery inside the 8.5mm body. Past TENAA leaks confirmed a 1.5Ghz octacore chipset (Snapdragon 616?), 2GB RAM and HD display.
We will have to wait for the official announcement on the 12th January to see if there any other hidden features in the new Redmi. Expect MIUI 7 and a 699 price tag!
What are your opinions on the new rear design and that pattern?
if it has FHD screen it would be a perfect one
You hardly need a fhd screen on a 5 inch phone. A good quality 720p improves the battery life and price
Looks like no micro sd again
If they can cram a 4k mah battery into a 5″ phone then I expect a 5k mah battery in a 5.5″ phone this year.
https://www.gizchina.com/2016/01/06/ulefone-power-presale/ ulefone is pretty sht but there are some 5.5 inch phones with a 6000 mah battery
Thanks, but I don’t really care about 2nd tier manufacturers like ulefone or uhans. I only care about 1st tier manufacturers like xiaomi, ZUK, lenovo… I’m currently using a ZUK Z1, a 5.5″ phone with 4100mah battery, the biggest among 1st tier manufacturers last year. I really expect they can push it to 5k mah this yeah and keep the same thinness.
ASUS ZENFONE MAX https://www.asus.com/in/Phone/ZenFone-Max-ZC550KL/
Thanks, interesting choice! But there’s 2 things about it that I’m not happy about.
First is the thickness, this Zenfone is 10.55mm thick, that’s too much. The ideal thickness in my opinion is 8-9mm like this Redmi 3 @ 8.5mm.
Second is the specs, this Zenfone is clearly an entry level phone with entry level specs. I would prefer to have flagship specs and big battery! 😀
there is gionee which is a first tier mann and Oppo they both got 5-6k mah phones
theres also this https://www.gizchina.com/2015/07/01/oukitel-announce-the-black-bull-range-phones-with-huge-batteries-slim-bodys-and-long-run-times/
lol http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_204428.html
ZENFONE MAX
if it has FHD screen it would be a perfect one
You hardly need a fhd screen on a 5 inch phone. A good quality 720p improves the battery life and price
You too Xiaomi? Thank god at least LG is keeping removable batteries in their phones. Even if it was 3500Mah and removable battery, it would’ve been a better choice. There’s nothing more convenient than having an additional battery and an external charging dock. You’ll never have to plug in your phone again.
I’ve never replaced my battery manually before, is it so hard to find a charger?
Not to say batteries are kinda dangerous to carry around.
I have to agree with the first one ,
in my experience batteries lose gradually their capacity.
After 6 months you are let’s say at 80% of the actual capacity.
That’s why I try to avoid non removable. At least with the removables you can replace your battery every 6 months.
that’s good, lucky COP21 is over, I can see nobody gives a shit anymore about over consumption. Batteries are so so easy to recycle, and very not source of pollution. Why not replace them every month, or no wait… every day… wait … and please, throw them away in the forest of in the river. Thank you.
lol no , i do this for like 8 years and nothing happened
It does happen to people:
http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-cell-phone-battery-explodes-in-mans-pocket/
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/03/03/iphone-5c-explodes-in-new-york-mans-pocket/21149050/
poor hipsters 😛
It’s safe so long as they are the genuine ones.
I haven’t had a need to remove a battery since around 2011 when software was so terrible the only way to fix phone freezes was a battery pull. Since then though I have never had the need to even touch the battery let alone replace it.
It’s hard to notice the 20% of so degradation of the battery every year. I knew it only when I bought my second battery a year after the phone and kept switching between the two. I really didn’t mind when half the industry had non removable battery. I could easily pick a phone with a removable one. Now it’s almost non existent.
I only keep phones for a year so it doesn’t really affect me.
Until I start working and earning for myself, I think it’s unfair to push my parents to buy me a phone every year. I have to pick my phones with foresight. And so battery matters to me.
YMMY
Where are you getting your degeades 20% from? Just curious who the source of that figure is.
I think it is pretty easy to notice 20% degradation.
300 charge cycles. So if you charge your phone once a day, you use 365 cycles a year. I am a heavy user and I have to charge it almost twice a year. I said it hard to notice because it is a gradual degradation and not a sudden 20% drop. Moreover I attributed the shortage in battery life to the use. Because we add more applications through the course of the year and also clutter the phone, battery life begins to worsen. I though that was the reason until I popped in a new battery and could see clear difference between the two.
If you completely drain your phone twice a day you would see 20% drop in 150 days.
Looks like no micro sd again
If they can cram a 4k mah battery into a 5″ phone then I expect a 5k mah battery in a 5.5″ phone this year.
http://www.gizchina.com/2016/01/06/ulefone-power-presale/ ulefone is pretty sht but there are some 5.5 inch phones with a 6000 mah battery
theres also this http://www.gizchina.com/2015/07/01/oukitel-announce-the-black-bull-range-phones-with-huge-batteries-slim-bodys-and-long-run-times/
lol http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_204428.html
Thanks, but I don’t really care about 2nd tier manufacturers like ulefone or uhans. I only care about 1st tier manufacturers like xiaomi, ZUK, lenovo… I’m currently using a ZUK Z1, a 5.5″ phone with 4100mah battery, the biggest among 1st tier manufacturers last year. I really expect they can push it to 5k mah this yeah and keep the same thinness.
ASUS ZENFONE MAX https://www.asus.com/in/Phone/ZenFone-Max-ZC550KL/
Thanks, interesting choice! But there’s 2 things about it that I’m not happy about.
First is the thickness, this Zenfone is 10.55mm thick, that’s too much. The ideal thickness in my opinion is 8-9mm like this Redmi 3 @ 8.5mm.
Second is the specs, this Zenfone is clearly an entry level phone with entry level specs. I would prefer to have flagship specs and big battery! 😀
there is gionee which is a first tier mann and Oppo they both got 5-6k mah phones
You too Xiaomi? Thank god at least LG is keeping removable batteries in their phones. Even if it was 3500Mah and removable battery, it would’ve been a better choice. There’s nothing more convenient than having an additional battery and an external charging dock. You’ll never have to plug in your phone again.
I’ve never replaced my battery manually before, is it so hard to find a charger?
Not to say batteries are kinda dangerous to carry around.
I have to agree with the first one ,
in my experience batteries lose gradually their capacity.
After 6 months you are let’s say at 80% of the actual capacity.
That’s why I try to avoid non removable. At least with the removables you can replace your battery every 6 months.
lol no , i do this for like 8 years and nothing happened
that’s good, lucky COP21 is over, I can see nobody gives a shit anymore about over consumption. Batteries are so so easy to recycle, and very not source of pollution. Why not replace them every month, or no wait… every day… wait … and please, throw them away in the forest of in the river. Thank you.
It’s safe so long as they are the genuine ones.
I haven’t had a need to remove a battery since around 2011 when software was so terrible the only way to fix phone freezes was a battery pull. Since then though I have never had the need to even touch the battery let alone replace it.
It does happen to people:
http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-cell-phone-battery-explodes-in-mans-pocket/
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/03/03/iphone-5c-explodes-in-new-york-mans-pocket/21149050/
It’s hard to notice the 20% of so degradation of the battery every year. I knew it only when I bought my second battery a year after the phone and kept switching between the two. I really didn’t mind when half the industry had non removable battery. I could easily pick a phone with a removable one. Now it’s almost non existent.
I only keep phones for a year so it doesn’t really affect me.
Until I start working and earning for myself, I think it’s unfair to push my parents to buy me a phone every year. I have to pick my phones with foresight. And so battery matters to me.
YMMY
Where are you getting your degeades 20% from? Just curious who the source of that figure is.
I think it is pretty easy to notice 20% degradation. You don’t get that until 300 charge cycles.
poor hipsters 😛
300 charge cycles. So if you charge your phone once a day, you use 365 cycles a year. I am a heavy user and I have to charge it almost twice a year. I said it hard to notice because it is a gradual degradation and not a sudden 20% drop. Moreover I attributed the shortage in battery life to the use. Because we add more applications through the course of the year and also clutter the phone, battery life begins to worsen. I though that was the reason until I popped in a new battery and could see clear difference between the two.
If you completely drain your phone twice a day you would see 20% drop in 150 days.
Finally they put the right screen size, 5″ it’s enough for a phone. There’s no need of removable battery with fast charge, you can live without problems with those 4000 mAh.
CDMA? this is for USA too?
Never expect to use a very low price, buy a high-profile high-quality phone, because you may only concern a few places they focus publicity, but ignored the other aspects, like the ROme uMI, as the same 2.0L engine cars, Mercedes-Benz will be much more expensive than the Honda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpOO1S5yNM
advertising ? sure mate you clearly cant speak english , also get the fck off a xiaomi post , ulefone employees begin to piss me off , the paris will be the last stock ill receive from ulefone i hope
You foul-mouthed, obviously your life very well, so you doubt everything, really sympathize with you, maybe you were born in an unfortunate family, we did not get a good education, that it makes you become dirty and doubts of the world May the Lord forgive you. poor child.
lol you fuckin twat , everything was actually great in my family and it still is , you clearly picked the wrong person to pick on ( that sounds dumb lol) considering i buy myself at least 6 flagships every year lol , When did your boss at Ule teach you how to fetch ? paranoid? doubtfull ? you clearly now nothing in psychology , especially after your shtty try to shut me up , or even better , your manager saw this comment and got enraged and tried to use the computer himself lol , well let me say that google translator is not the best tool for translating more complicated sentences , also the reason i actually reply to every advertising comments is that i dont want people to buy crap , money has its value and when companies like doogee , elephone , umi , ulefone , bluboo try to fkin scam you by advertising their sht a lot , you know thats actually said , the kind of company you work in is very teritorial … also the uploader of the video which clearly tries to seem like a normal person has the same “greamer” as you , thought i defended Umi ? Hell NO , i will never help shtty companies like you amymore
i just hate scammers 😛 at least they give you the specs they advertise
Because he called you out for being a scammer, which you obviously are that means his life isn’t good? I lead a very good life and I agree you are nothing but a scammer.
Fkin twat , where are you mate , at least did some of your employees read my last comment and piss their pants until your whole headquarters drown ?
plz translate that tenaa scrn schot any 1 plzz
Finally they put the right screen size, 5″ it’s enough for a phone. There’s no need of removable battery with fast charge, you can live without problems with those 4000 mAh.
CDMA? this is for USA too?
Never expect to use a very low price, buy a high-profile high-quality phone, because you may only concern a few places they focus publicity, but ignored the other aspects, like the ROme uMI, as the same 2.0L engine cars, Mercedes-Benz will be much more expensive than the Honda.
advertising ? sure mate you clearly cant speak english , also get the fck off a xiaomi post , ulefone employees begin to piss me off , the paris will be the last stock ill receive from ulefone i hope
You foul-mouthed, obviously your life was not very good, so you doubt everything, really sympathize with you, maybe you were born in an unfortunate family, we did not get a good education, it makes you dirty, you suspect anything in the world, even if it is a good reminder to others that you are suspected to be advertising, and may God forgive you, my dear children
lol you fuckin twat , everything was actually great in my family and it still is , you clearly picked the wrong person to pick on ( that sounds dumb lol) considering i buy myself at least 6 flagships every year lol , When did your boss at Ule teach you how to fetch ? paranoid? doubtfull ? you clearly now nothing in psychology , especially after your shtty try to shut me up , or even better , your manager saw this comment and got enraged and tried to use the computer himself lol , well let me say that google translator is not the best tool for translating more complicated sentences , also the reason i actually reply to every advertising comments is that i dont want people to buy crap , money has its value and when companies like doogee , elephone , umi , ulefone , bluboo try to fkin scam you by advertising their sht a lot , you know thats actually said , the kind of company you work in is very teritorial … also the uploader of the video which clearly tries to seem like a normal person has the same “greamer” as you , thought i defended Umi ? Hell NO , i will never help shtty companies like you amymore
i just hate scammers 😛 at least they give you the specs they advertise
Because he called you out for being a scammer, which you obviously are that means his life isn’t good? I lead a very good life and I agree you are nothing but a scammer.
Fkin twat , where are you mate , at least did some of your employees read my last comment and piss their pants until your whole headquarters drown ?
No matter what they do, seems like somebody always finding a reason to complain. It’s impossible to make everyone happy.
Especially when the phone is pretty decent in terms of design and specs. That being said, it is impossible to have a killer phone with everything at a low cost. I am not a power user, so if the Redmi 3 have a good CPU with a good camera then I will go for it. I prefer its design compared to the MI4C which is great device but a bit expensive through resellers. I mean that if Redmi 3 propose the same performances as the Redmi Note 3 then it will be a great deal for 5″ lovers.
I am very happy with redmi 2 prime,satisfies all basic requirements very well,excellent form factor and vivid display,camera also is above average for sure!…better than my old crap lenevo A6000 which used to hang frequently…so redmi 3..am sure it will be having some marginal improvements over 2.
plz translate that tenaa scrn schot any 1 plzz
No matter what they do, seems like somebody always finding a reason to complain. It’s impossible to make everyone happy.
Especially when the phone is pretty decent in terms of design and specs. That being said, it is impossible to have a killer phone with everything at a low cost. I am not a power user, so if the Redmi 3 have a good CPU with a good camera then I will go for it. I prefer its design compared to the MI4C which is great device but a bit expensive through resellers. I mean that if Redmi 3 propose the same performances as the Redmi Note 3 then it will be a great deal for 5″ lovers.
I am very happy with redmi 2 prime,satisfies all basic requirements very well,excellent form factor and vivid display,camera also is above average for sure!…better than my old crap lenevo A6000 which used to hang frequently…so redmi 3..am sure it will be having some marginal improvements over 2.
I don’t really like that camera position, I have it on my LeTV 1s and I can say it’s very easy to cover the camera with your hand by mistake.
Hi Raul,
R u satisfied with letv 1s ,
1. Camera
2.Battery
Waiting for reply
Aside from the stupid camera position in my opinion, the overall experience has been top notch with the phone I gotta say, battery life is good for my own personal usage meaning I can get up to 4 hours of screen on time during a day, and as for the camera I’d say it’s not that bad after a couple of updates the released.
Here you can see some camera samples I taken http://imgur.com/a/rmCQI
I don’t really like that camera position, I have it on my LeTV 1s and I can say it’s very easy to cover the camera with your hand by mistake.
Hi Raul,
R u satisfied with letv 1s ,
1. Camera
2.Battery
Waiting for reply
Aside from the stupid camera position in my opinion, the overall experience has been top notch with the phone I gotta say, battery life is good for my own personal usage meaning I can get up to 4 hours of screen on time during a day, and as for the camera I’d say it’s not that bad after a couple of updates the released.
Here you can see some camera samples I taken http://imgur.com/a/rmCQI
Hi Raul,
R u satisfied with letv 1s ,
1. Camera
2.Battery
Waiting for reply
Hi Raul,
R u satisfied with letv 1s ,
1. Camera
2.Battery
Waiting for reply
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Пошли в продажу уже по 140$ на aliexpress!!!
http://mygip.ru/xiaomi-redmi-3/