Xiaomi Mi 3 specification and prices
First information about the Mi 3 by Xiaomi appeared on September 2013 and on sale it appeared on December 2013. This mobile phone belongs to the lowest price range: the Xiaomi Mi 3 price in USA for today is $177.17. The mobile phone is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Boost Mobile, Metro PCS, Sprint as well as retailers like RadioShack, Best Buy.
The mobile phone runs on the most popular platform on the market for today - Android OS. Mi 3 was produced with the already old at the moment Android version: 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It means that the mobile phone will run most part of the old games and apps and a very few number of the latest ones with this default OS version. The phone is equipped with Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 processor which provides a very high performance. The cell phone has 2 GB RAM which is a common amount of memory for normal usage.
The Mi 3 has amazing 13 megapixel rear camera. With such camera owner of this mobile phone will be able to make amazing pictures and videos. The camera has aperture size 2.2. It is a rather large aperture for a mobile and it will allow the Xiaomi Mi 3 to let in more light to capture satisfactory quality pictures at night. Primary camera of Mi 3 can capture full HD high quality video, which is only second to 4K.
The phone has a convenient 5 inch display size. This means that many users will not have any difficulties use the phone with one hand. Such display size has great benefits in compare to the smaller one: it's more convenient to use the display as a viewfinder , better for playing games and great for browsing the web.
This model has non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery, which will guarantee up to 500 hours of standby time, about 25 hours of talk time and up to 50 hours of playing music. It is great battery life results.
The mobile phone's weight is 145 grams (5.11 oz), it is 144 mm (5.67 in) high, 73.6 mm (2.90 in) wide and has a 8.1 mm (0.32 in) depth what means that this model is rather thin.
You can purchase Mi 3 in White, Gray, Black, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Gold or Green (16 GB) colors.
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- 2013, September
- Available. Released 2013, December
- Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800
- Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
- Adreno 330
- 13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm, autofocus, dual-LED flash
- 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps
- 1080p@30fps, HDR
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR
- 5.0 inches
- 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
- IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - MIUI 5.0
- Yes
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery
- About 500 h
- About 25 h
- About 50 h
- 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm (5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 in)
- 145 g (5.11 oz, 0.32 lb)
- Mini-SIM
- White, Gray, Black, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Gold, Green (16 GB)
- 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
- No
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- v4.0, A2DP
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Yes
- FM radio
- microUSB v2.0, USB Host
- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
- Yes
- Yes
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