Xiaomi Mi Note 3 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras

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Xiaomi Mi Note 3 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras announced

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Xiaomi just announced the Mi Note 3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Note series in China, along with the Mi MIX 2. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform and has 12-megapixel dual rear cameras with 2x optical zoom and portrait mode, similar to the Mi 6, but this has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with Adaptable AI beautify features that is said to offer realistic beautify effect without compromising on quality.

Xiaomi Mi Note 3

It has a fingerprint sensor on the front and also supports face unlocking. It features a curved glass body with aluminum frame, comes with stereo speakers and packs a 3500mAh battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.

Xiaomi Mi Note 3 specifications

5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD display with 550 nits brightness, 94.4% NTSC color gamut, 1500:1 contrast ratio
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB / 128GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
12MP rear camera with 1.25μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, 4-axis OIS, 4K video recording, secondary 12MP camera with 1.0 μm pixel size, 52mm portrait lens, f/2.6 aperture
16MP front-facing camera, 2μm pixel size
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
Stereo speakers
Dimensions: 152.6×73.95×7.6 mm; Weight: 163g
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC, USB Type-C
3500mAh (typical) / 3400mAh (minimum) battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 priced at 2499 yuan (US$ 383 / Rs. 24,500 approx.) for the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version and 2899 yuan (US$ 445 / Rs. 28,420 approx.) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version in Black and the same version in Blue costs 2999 yuan (US$ 460 / Rs. 29,400 approx.).
 

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Xiaomi Mi Note 3 With Dual Cameras, AI Beautify Feature Launched

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Xiaomi on Monday launched the Mi Note 3 smartphone, essentially a larger version of the Xiaomi Mi 6 launched earlier this year, with some minor differences. The company is touting Mi Note 3's newly developed AI-based Beautify feature, a 16-megapixel front camera, and dual rear cameras, apart from facial recognition unlocking and a 4-sided curved body. The smartphone will go on sale in from Friday, September 15, with bookings opening on Monday itself. Alongside the Mi Note 3, Xiaomi launched the Mi MIX 2 smartphone at the event.

Xiaomi Mi Note 3 price

Xiaomi Mi Note 3 price start at CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 24,500) for the 6GB RAM/ 64GB inbuilt storage variant, CNY 2,899 (roughly Rs. 28,300) for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB inbuilt storage variant in Black, and CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 29,400) for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB inbuilt storage variant in Blue.

Xiaomi Mi Note 3 features

As we mentioned, the biggest highlight of the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 is its 'Adaptable AI Beautify' feature, which the company says it has been working on for half a year. As the name indicates, the feature uses AI-based algorithms to beautify selfies, and has a different algorithm for men and women. The smartphone also bears a 7-Series aluminium alloy frame and a 4-sided curved glass body. The company is also touting the under-glass fingerprint sensor on the Xiaomi Mi Note 3, as well as the stereo speaker setup.

Xiaomi Mi Note 3 specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano-SIM) Xiaomi Mi Note 3 bears a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display with a pixel density of 403ppi and a 94.4 percent NTSC color gamut. The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 660 SoC clocked at up to 2.2GHz coupled with 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM. It bears a dual rear camera setup (the same as the Xiaomi Mi 6) with a 12-megapixel sensor coupled with a wide-angle lens, f/1.8 aperture, and 4-axis optical image stabilisation, and the second 12-megapixel sensor coupled with a telephoto lens, and an f/2.6 aperture. The setup offers 2x optical zoom, and PDAF, apart from 4K video capture. The front camera bears a 16-megapixel sensor with 2-micron pixels.



The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 smartphone comes with 64GB or 128GB of inbuilt storage, with no expansion via microSD card. Connectivity options on board include 4G LTE, dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wi-Fi 802.11c, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and USB Type-C. Sensors on board include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, infrared sensor, and proximity sensor. It measures 152.6x73.95x7.6mm and weighs 163 grams. It is powered by a 3500mAh battery.
 
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