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[Review] Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 review | MTK6795 | 2/3GB | 16/32GB | 1080P | Touch-ID

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​This is a very condensed version of the full review. It is regarding the MTK6795 version of the Xiaomi Note 3. The Qualcomm Pro review will be up next week, as well as a comparison between the two varients.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 review style
Xiaomi puts an element of slickness in their new Note series, with the majority of the backpiece from aluminum. The upside to this is that it looks slick, the downside is that metal is softer than plastic. Even with somewhat light pressure, a fingernail can permanently scratch aluminum.
At the top and the bottom, the sides and back are of plastic, though very cleverly manufactured to give a metal appearance. The line where they meet the metal adds some character and unless looking very closely, we can’t tell that it’s of plastic as opposed to aluminum.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 camera
The camera on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 carries the Samsung S5K3M2 sensor and is produced by Sunny. The images in good light are well beyond adequate for social sharing, and good enough from medium to small prints. Colors are rendered in a pleasing way, without being over-saturated. Sharpness is good without showing evidence of strong sharpening artifacts.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 display
The display on the Xiaomi Note 3 is IPS [email protected] This gives us a retina PPI of 400. Viewing angles are very good, with only minimal color/contrast changes from extreme angles. Colors look very good, with a perfect balance between pop and laid back. Some users might prefer the colors to be a touch deeper/more saturated, but this is really up to taste.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 benchmarks
Antutu 6.0.4: With the Antutu test we’ve run both the latest 6.0.4, as well as the last release of the old school 5 series– 5.7.3. The 6.0.4 Antutu was ran 3x, with the lowest score at 48,061 and the highest hitting 51,310 with a 3D score of 13,115.
The 6.0.4 Antutu HTML5 test scores 12,658 which puts in in line with Xperia Z Ultra and HTC One M8.
Antutu 5.7.3: Old school Antutu gave us a solid score of 39,701 with a 3D score of 9,859.
Geekbench: The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Geekbench benchmark hit 827 on the single-core test, which puts in in the Samsung S5 ballpark (938), and 4625 on the multi-core test, which puts a serious smoking on the S5 (2836).
3DMark Sling Shot: using ES 3.0, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 gave us a score of 804, which is in the same park as the Nexus 5 (980) and SnapDragon 801 OnePlus X (929).
PCMark: PCMark gave us a score of 4088.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 battery SOT
This particular test was done on low-brightness (<30%), typical web use mostly with sites we often frequent, some chatting, Facebook app, Line app. An excellent result, with a period of 34 hours giving 8 hours 25 minutes screen on time, 30 hours deep sleep and 4 hours wakelock.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 summary
A great looking display, great battery life, very good loudspeaker sound, solid camera, strong GPS, as well as the inclusion of compass, gyroscope and touch-ID make the Hongmi Note 3 a phone I would easily recommend to a close family member. Given the hardware, the pricing is right around where it should be. The Hongmi 3 is also no slouch powerwise and should provide well beyond enough juice for the average user, and me more than enough juice for the power user as well.
Full review link: Gone, removed by XDA mods
Comparison to the new Pro version and Pro version review coming up this week. Thanks for reading. Regards to all.

[Review] Xiaomi Mi5 review | 3GB | 64GB | 1080P | NFC | Sony IMX298 | 9 hours SoT!

We have reviewed the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 MTK, Xiaomi Redmi 3, Xiaomi Mi4i, Xiaomi Mi4c, Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime. Now it's time for the flagship beast Xiaomi Mi5, rated the most powerful phone in the universe for Q1 2016.
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We really appreciate the users reading our reviews as we put many hours into making them. Thank also for taking the time to read our work.
Note, everything you see below except for the final summary conclusion is re-written from memory of the full review.
Xiaomi Mi5 Display
The display is great, and about as good as it gets before moving into Super AMOLED. Colors are rich and contrasty without being obnoxiously so. Viewing angles are great.
Xiaomi Mi5 review SoC Power
As we know, the Mi5 carries Snapdragon 820. This SoC has taken mobiles to a whole new level, making an incredibly leap over Apple's A8 and Snapdragon 810 from last year. Not only are the Kryo CPU's superpowered, the Adreno 530 is also a huge bump up from last year. This literally made Xiaomi Mi5 the most powerful phone in the universe according to Antutu for Q1 2016.
Even when throttled the Xiaomi Mi5 pushes 100k+ on Antutu. This test was run in 40c ambient temps! We see that what's mostly throttled is the CPU, the GPU is only moderately affected. Check it:
Xiaomi Mi5 MIUI Marshmallow Android 6.0
The OS on Xiaomi Mi5 is MIUI Android 6.0. It's very smooth. Because of the hyperpowered Kryo cores and UFS 2.0 ROM, apps load FAST. Sometimes as fast as if you had them already in RAM.
Xiaomi Mi5 GPS
GPS SNR is great. Cold lock achieved in 2 or 3 seconds. SNR is 30-40 in 8 satellites
Xiaomi Mi5 WiFi
Xiaomi Mi5 WiFi strength is great. Reaching 144ft/44m from home router with concrete wall between phone and router.
Xiaomi Mi5 Charging
What's beautiful about the Xiaomi Mi5 is Quick Charging 3.0. This chargest Mi5's 3000mAh battery to 90% in 1 hour, or 100% in 1h 15m. Wow. You can charge the phone while getting ready in the morning and phone is fully charged before going out the door.
Xiaomi Mi5 review battery life screen on test
Of course, quick charging isn't much of a help if the phone doesn't have good battery life. Luckily, that's not the case with Xiaomi Mi5. We hit 9 hours on our screen on SOT onscreen time Xiaomi Mi5 battery life test. This test is a 720p YouTube video streamed through WiFi with display at 140lux.
Does it mean you will get 9 hours screenon SOT time? Not necessarily, as this will depend on your use. Whatever the case, it's an excellent result and actually this beats the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 MTK6795 w/4000mAh by a full hour.
Xiaomi Mi5 camera samples
No good phone is complete without a good camera. We're pleased to relay that the Sony IMX298 is very good, giving us sharp pictures with realistic colors. This particular shot is HDR, but standard shots also produce good results. We have a full set of 60 images with 100% crops at the full review.
And, here we have a 100% crop from one of the pics. Remember, these pics are straight out of the camera (SOOC) with no processing other than reduce and save at 75% jpg.
Here's one more 100% crop of Floki.
Xiaomi Mi5 review summary
[font=Nunito, Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]Battery life is great, charging time is fantastic, it carries a great looking display and comes with most of the goodies, including NFC, Gorilla Glass 4, infrared remote, gyroscope, step counter, and compass.[/font]
[font=Nunito, Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif]You can now own the most powerful consumer mobile in the known universe– Xiaomi Mi5, for a few hundred bucks– about half as much as the Galaxy S7. The Mi5 is a near perfect phone; super-powered with all components working great. If it’s within your budget, jump on it… You won’t be disappointed. If a bit too much, we recommend the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro. Available at half the price of the Mi5, RMN3P offers great value and is a mobile you’ll be happy to own.[/font]
Review credit: Mod Edit by @Darth : Link removed. Leads to selling site links. Not allowed on xda.

Xiaomi Pocophone F1 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

So I did a test between the cameras on these phone, CURRENTLY there is no night mode available, I've seen it on some youtube videos for the same phone in a different region, so I'm sure it'l be included in a future software update. But as things stand now, there's no completion during the night, the image taken with the Mate 20 Pro is clearer, sharper, it's got more detail and less noise than the image taken with the PocoPhone F1.
Anyone know when night mode update will be available in the UK?
Video stabilization is good on both phones although the Mate 20 Pro's is slightly better because it remains sharp during stabilization other than that there isn't much difference in detail, of course the color temperatures are different but everything else is pretty comparable and both phones do well at changing focus between foreground and background objects.
For the price the Pocophone is going for, the photos are great, in daylight the images are sharp and clear, there's good contrast in the images, not overly over-saturated and very true to life. High Dynamic Range is pretty good too, I was pretty surprised at how well it took pictures in very bright conditions. The Mate 20 Pro is still unsurprisingly better in every scenario, it's more flexible with its additional wide angle and zoom lens, it has better High Dynamic Range, pictures are sharper, more detailed and the colors are more true to life. It's not even a contest, but the Pocophone is still a winner if it's bang for your buck that you're looking for.
I also did a video which you can have a look at if you want, otherwise the above covers what's mentioned in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0iu813FcY

B-S-G Google Camera port - Pixel 3

I don't believe you never heard of gcam..
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I've heard of gcam, but I thought the official night mode would be available on the Poco F1 through a software update or am I mistaken?

xdaman85 said:
I've heard of gcam, but I thought the official night mode would be available on the Poco F1 through a software update or am I mistaken?
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it is available already !!
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Stock camera for stills on poco is not worth comparing either use gcam or don't compare it to a flagship at all.
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Xiaomi released a nightmode in the beta updates but it's way worse than Google camera.
Poco and the pixel 3 have the same sensor on the back a imx 363, idk if the ois makes a difference tho here.
Apparently the Google night sight and the mate 20 pro are on par with each other during night shots.

pingufanpoy said:
Xiaomi released a nightmode in the beta updates but it's way worse than Google camera.
Poco and the pixel 3 have the same sensor on the back a imx 363, idk if the ois makes a difference tho here.
Apparently the Google night sight and the mate 20 pro are on par with each other during night shots.
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In the lasted beta? I really want the camera improves and just waiting the update.

The xiaomi night sight camera is not worth to test it. Its miles behind GCam.

Perfectdevil said:
it is available already !!
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Which version of the phone is that?
No such update here in the UK.

xdaman85 said:
Which version of the phone is that?
No such update here in the UK.
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it's on XIAOMI.EU ROM
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Want to buy but confused

Guys m using mate 20 pro m getting op7 pro just oaying 4000rs eztra
I know camera may be drawback(DON'T KNOW IF C
SOFTWARE UPDATE TURNS TABLE HERE )
But i want root & roms
PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT BATTERY LIFE BOTH QHD 90HZ & FHD 90HZ & FHD 60
BATTERY MEANS LOT TO ME

shunil.scorpio01 said:
Guys m using mate 20 pro m getting op7 pro just oaying 4000rs eztra
I know camera may be drawback(DON'T KNOW IF C
SOFTWARE UPDATE TURNS TABLE HERE )
But i want root & roms
PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT BATTERY LIFE BOTH QHD 90HZ & FHD 90HZ & FHD 60
BATTERY MEANS LOT TO ME
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It depends on your usage. Mine with 90Hz and resolution on auto, gives me 7-9 hours of screen in about 22 to 24 hours. Now I'm on vacations and I use it all day long cause I don't have a laptop or another device with me. Also light theme and dark theme doesn't make any major difference for battery life. Other times if I don't use it so much I can reach 2 days of standby and about 6 to 7 hours sot.
In other scenarios, using data, GPS, Bluetooth and maximum brightness all day long, it won't last so much. But no other smartphone can't last a usage like this for so long.
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baiosss said:
It depends on your usage. Mine with 90Hz and resolution on auto, gives me 7-9 hours of screen in about 22 to 24 hours. Now I'm on vacations and I use it all day long cause I don't have a laptop or another device with me. Also light theme and dark theme doesn't make any major difference for battery life. Other times if I don't use it so much I can reach 2 days of standby and about 6 to 7 hours sot.
In other scenarios, using data, GPS, Bluetooth and maximum brightness all day long, it won't last so much. But no other smartphone can't last a usage like this for so long.
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Thank you mate for brief information
Also is iy good idea to buy op7 pro owning a mate 20 pro already

For Me Snapdragon is leaps ahead Than kirin & Exynos, Not Benchmarks but general acceptance all over the world for roms games & apps.

shunil.scorpio01 said:
Thank you mate for brief information
Also is iy good idea to buy op7 pro owning a mate 20 pro already
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In camera maybe 20 Pro is better. And in some cases 20 pro photos are "plastic", oversaturated and with A.I. Huawei camera uses sometimes are fake. 20 pro has also bad video and bad selfie camera. Only in night mode Huawei wins. But if you use OnePlus 7 Pro you'll realise that it's photos are very close to it.
OnePlus 7 pro has a full screen without notches, punch holes, bullet holes or teardrop notches. QHD+ and 90Hz screen it's an amazing experience! It has a snap 855 cpu which is far better and more efficient than any Kirin chipset. Ufs 3.0 storage, stereo speakers and Oxygen OS that is far better than any Android skin out there!
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I'm going to charge it now
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The mate 20 pro battery life will be better than the op7pro. The 90hz setting is actually an "auto switch" setting, and it will change to 60hz when the device detects 90hz is not needed. I find 90hz battery life is very similar to the 60hz. I haven't testing QHD vs FHD, but I use the auto switch setting here as well.
The mate 20 pro is a great phone, but it's up to you to decide if the switch is worth it.

klym.software said:
The mate 20 pro battery life will be better than the op7pro. The 90hz setting is actually an "auto switch" setting, and it will change to 60hz when the device detects 90hz is not needed. I find 90hz battery life is very similar to the 60hz. I haven't testing QHD vs FHD, but I use the auto switch setting here as well.
The mate 20 pro is a great phone, but it's up to you to decide if the switch is worth it.
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Mate Pro i never got 7 hrs of sot
And hard to leave the camera but i love to root and install roms but i dont many rom dev for 7 pro

shunil.scorpio01 said:
Mate Pro i never got 7 hrs of sot
And hard to leave the camera but i love to root and install roms but i dont many rom dev for 7 pro
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Screen on time will vary based on the user. I have a lot of social media apps and only get around 4.5 hours of screen on time. If you like root and ROMS OnePlus is the best

OnePlus and XDA for the win! Cheers

Question Is the display of "Realme GT Neo 2" 10 bit panel

Hi, I have seen everywhere and it says 120Hz E4 AMOLED Display and 100% DCI-P3 coverage. But no where i can find it is 8 bit or 10 bit panel.
Can any one clarify this. How does the display quality compare to "Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G "

thambyz said:
Hi, I have seen everywhere and it says 120Hz E4 AMOLED Display and 100% DCI-P3 coverage. But no where i can find it is 8 bit or 10 bit panel.
Can any one clarify this. How does the display quality compare to "Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G "
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The Realme GT Neo display panel is 10-bit and I've shared the screenshot of the difference between GT Neo 2 and 11 Lite 5G NE.
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I dont think HDR10+ means the display is 10 bit. We can have HDR10+ without 10 bit panel.
From the shared screenshot, Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE says 1 billion colors which means it is a 10 bit panel. there is no such thing shown for GT Neo 2.
Please correct me if i am wrong.

May be it is 8+2 bit panel which is technically a 10 bit panel but not a real 10 bit panel?
After reading lot of reviews i am thinking it is not a 10 bit panel.
But i still proceeded with the purchase just now because of SD870 and currently it is on offer (~330 USD / 26k INR).

thambyz said:
May be it is 8+2 bit panel which is technically a 10 bit panel but not a real 10 bit panel?
After reading lot of reviews i am thinking it is not a 10 bit panel.
But i still proceeded with the purchase just now because of SD870 and currently it is on offer (~330 USD / 26k INR).
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I just saw it on google and replied to you but now I'm confused whether it is a 10-bit panel or not? I've compared it with Mi 11 which has a 10-bit display, I'll share the link below,
Compare Realme GT Neo2 vs. Xiaomi Mi 11 - GSMArena.com
www.gsmarena.com

steveroysston said:
I just saw it on google and replied to you but now I'm confused whether it is a 10-bit panel or not? I've compared it with Mi 11 which has a 10-bit display, I'll share the link below,
Compare Realme GT Neo2 vs. Xiaomi Mi 11 - GSMArena.com
www.gsmarena.com
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Thanks for the link.
I can confirm it is not a 10 bit panel. But still it has HDR10+ and the display quality is better than many other phones in similar price bracket but less than few like Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE.

I don't consider buying Mi 11 lite 5G Ne, if I were you ! Display quality is a luck: there are two types and I really don't liked it ! Software is a real mess, and the fingerprint reader is fast but can be faulty.