The Xiaomi Redmi 3 is a new budget smartphone that has come out to replace the Xiaomi Redmi 2 from 2015. It has premium appeal and affordable price of 599 RMB (AU$130).

The Redmi 3 has more impressive specs than Redmi 2 in terms of design, display, chipset, storage and battery. Here is a comparison of specifications, features, availability and price of Xiaomi Redmi 3 with Xiaomi Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 Prime:

Design and Display

The Xiaomi Redmi 3 comes with an impressive metallic chassis that boasts a sturdy appeal, and its rear panel sports a diamond pattern. The camera module is placed on the top left corner. The smartphone measures 139.3 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm and weighs 144 grams. The Redmi 3 color variants are silver, gold and gray, 9 to 5 Google reports.

Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Redmi 2 sports a polycarbonate chassis with the camera module at the top center of the back panel. It measures 134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm and weighs 133 grams. It is available in black, white, yellow, pink and green.

The Xiaomi Redmi 3 is fitted with a 5-inch HD display, whereas the Redmi 2 features a 4.7-inch HD screen. The Redmi 3 offers a pixel density of 294 ppi, and the Redmi 2 supports a pixel count of 312 ppi.

Chipset, Storage and RAM

The Xiaomi Redmi 3 has Snapdragon 616 chipset that houses a 1.5 GHz octa-core processor and 2 GB of RAM. It is available with an internal storage option of 16 GB.

It is a dual-SIM handset that features two hybrid SIM slots: one for a micro SIM card and the other for a nano SIM or microSD card. The external storage supports up to 128 GB of microSD card.

The Xiaomi Redmi 2 houses a Snapdragon 410 chipset that constitutes a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and 1 GB of RAM. The native storage available on the device is 8 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime comes with the same chipset, but it features 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. The external storage supports up to 32 GB of microSD card. However, the rest of the specs of the Redmi 2 Prime is the same as Redmi 2 model.

Camera and Software

The Xiaomi Redmi 3 features a 13 MP rear camera and a selfie shooter of 5 MP. The Redmi 2 features 8 MP rear camera and a front-facing camera of 2 MP. The Redmi 3 comes preinstalled with MIUI 7.0 UI-flavored Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Redmi 2 is preloaded with Android 4.4 KitKat overlaid with MIUI 6.0 UI.

Battery and Price

The Xiaomi Redmi 3 is packed with a huge battery of 4100 mAh capacity that supports fast charging. Even the 2200 mAh battery of the Redmi 2 supports fast charging.

The Xiaomi Redmi 3 is priced at 599 RMB (AU$130), Phone Arena reports. The Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 Prime are priced 599 RMB (AU$130) and 699 RMB (AU$152), respectively.

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