Hi guys, we are back again and we are here to do what we know how to do best-Reviewing smartphones and other gadgets. Today we are going to be seriously discussing the new smartphone from a privately owned company who specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling of smartphones, Xiaomi.
The new smartphone from Xiaomi is called Xiaomi Redmi 3x, which was launched in June 2016. The smartphone ships in with a host of amazing features and all you have to do is to keep on reading to see all the selling points of this smartphone.
Design
The Xiaomi Redmi 3x comes with a lot of exciting features, let’s begin with the body of this device. The body of this smartphone is built with Aluminum while still having plastic ends.
The Xiaomi Redmi 3x arrives with 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density). This smartphone comes in with the IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors and also has a 71.1% screen-to-body ratio.
At the front side of this smartphone, you will find a selfie camera, a light sensor and the speaker for receiving calls. At the back of the Xiaomi Redmi 3x, you will see a fingerprint sensor, a LED flash & the primary camera. Also at the back of this smartphone, you will see the loudspeaker close to the bottom and Xiaomi’s logo on top of the loudspeaker.
At the right-hand side of this smartphone is where you will find the power button and the volume rocker. Meanwhile, the bottom of this device houses the charging port and at the top is seated our beloved 3.5mm jack. Finally, on the left side of this device, you will see the SIM card tray.
The Xiaomi Redmi 3x comes in three different color varieties which is the Gold, Dark Gray, and Silver.
Camera
The back of the Xiaomi Redmi 3x is sported a single 13 MP primary camera with a PDAF, and a f/2.0 aperture. Like I earlier mentioned, the primary camera also comes along with a LED Flash and has other features like the HDR, and a panorama.
The main camera is capable of recording videos 1080p@30fps. The front facing camera AKA selfie camera houses a single 5 MP with a f/2.2 aperture. The front camera like the main camera is also capable of recording video 1080p@30fps.
Performance
The Xiaomi Redmi 3x ships in with the MIUI 7 Operating System uses the Snapdragon 430 64-bit Octa-core, 4x 1.4GHz +4x 1.1GHz processor. This device also arrives with Adreno 505 processors.
There is a 2GB RAM in the Xiaomi Redmi 3x which means you run as many applications as you want. With the 2GB RAM is sure to ensure a smooth, lag-free performance. The smartphone also comes with a 32GB internal storage which can also be expanded up to 128GB via a MicroSD card.
Battery
The Xiaomi Redmi 3x is powered by a whopping 4100 mAh Non-removable Li-Ion battery. The battery also features a fast-charging technology ontop of the huge 4100 mAh battery.
Other Features
- FM radio ~ Yes,
- Fast battery charging ~ Yes,
- DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264 player ~ Yes,
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player ~ Yes,
- Photo/video editor ~ Yes,
- Document viewer ~ Yes,
- Loudspeaker ~ Yes,
- 3.5mm Jack ~ Yes.
Xiaomi Redmi 3x Price
The Xiaomi Redmi 3x is sold for 150 USD and this is equivalent 54,500 Naira in Nigerian currency. The Xiaomi Redmi 3x can be purchased from most online stores or any Xiaomi distributor within your region.
Verdict
The Xiaomi Redmi 3x is quite an amazing smartphone. I actually made use of this device for two weeks and it was really fun having this nice smartphone around. I didn’t experience any kind of lag during the days I used this smartphone and a trial will convince you.