Xiaomi just put out a fast-charging external battery pack. That’s one way of looking at the Xiaomi Redmi 3, a ridiculously cheap phone with a massive 4,100 mAh battery that extends the talk-time of its predecessor by 80%.
Xiaomi is known for its low-cost strategy, but this is impressive even by Xiaomi standards. Nearly doubling the battery capacity of the Redmi 2, the Redmi 3 isn’tjust a phone with a big battery, either.
It also packs a 5-inch HD display, octa-core Snapdragon 616 SoC, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage backed up with microSD expansion, all housed in a full metal chassis.

The Redmi 3 is also equipped with dual-SIM (although one slot doubles as the SD card tray). On the camera front, the Redmi 3 comes with a 13 MP primary camera with f/2.0 aperture and 0.1 second Phase Detection Auto-Focus (PDAF). On the front, there’s a 5 MP selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture. The Redmi 3 is available in three colors: black, silver and gold.

| Release date | January 2016 |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Dimensions (mm) | 139.30 x 69.60 x 8.50 |
| Weight (g) | 144.00 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 4100 |
| Removable battery | No |
| SAR value | NA |
| Screen size (inches) | 5.00 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Resolution | 720x1280 pixels |
| Processor | 1.2GHz octa-core |
| Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 |
| RAM | 2GB |
| Internal storage | 16GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage type | microSD |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 128 |
| Rear camera | 13-megapixel |
| Flash | Yes |
| Front camera | 5-megapixel |
| Operating System | Android |
| Skin | MIUI 7 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 b/ g/ n |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v 4.10 |
| NFC | No |
| Infrared | Yes |
| USB OTG | No |
| Headphones | 3.5mm |
| FM | Yes |
| Number of SIMs | 2 |
| SIM 1 | |
| SIM Type | Micro-SIM |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
| SIM 2 | |
| SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
| Compass/ Magnetometer | Yes |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Barometer | No |
| Temperature sensor | No |