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Xiaomi Redmi 3S With 4100mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications, and More

Xiaomi Redmi 3S With 4100mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications, and More

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 4 August 2016 14:49 IST

Highlights

Initially only the Redmi 3S Prime will go on sale
It will be available via Mi.com and Flipkart
There will be no flash sales for the Redmi 3S

Xiaomi Redmi 3S budget smartphone featuring a 4100mAh battery and a metal body has been launched in India. The Redmi 3S with 16GB storage and 2GB of RAM has been priced at Rs. 6,999, while another variant sporting 32GB storage, 3GB of RAM, and a fingerprint scanner called the Redmi 3S Prime will retail at Rs. 8,999.

Both models will be initially available exclusively via Mi.com initially, and then Flipkart. The Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime will go on sale first starting August 9. Xiaomi says the Redmi 3S model will go on sale a week later. These are the first Xiaomi phones whose entire stock will be 'Made in India', the company told Gadgets 360 at a pre-launch briefing.

The Xiaomi Redmi 3S and Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime are identical, except for the memory and storage on board. The Redmi 3S also foregoes the fingerprint sensor on the Redmi 3S Prime model. The Redmi 3S bears 2GB of RAM with 16GB of inbuilt storage, while the Redmi 3S Prime bears 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

The Xiaomi Redmi 3S has been so far available in the China, and India appears to be the first overseas market.

(Also see: Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime vs Xiaomi Redmi 3)

For specifications, the Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime (seen below) pack an all-new octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor with four cores clocked at 1.1GHz, and four other cores at 1.4GHz alongside the Adreno 505 GPU. The Chinese company claimed that the Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime are the first smartphones featuring the new Snapdragon 430 chipset to ship in India.

The smartphones support expandable storage via microSD card (up to 128GB). The dual-SIM handsets (Micro + Nano) come with hybrid SIM slots which means the second slot also acts as a microSD slot. One of the biggest improvements over the original Xiaomi Redmi 3 is the Redmi 3S Prime features a fingerprint scanner at the back panel.

(Also see: Xiaomi Redmi 3S vs Xiaomi Redmi 3)

The Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime feature a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display and run MIUI 7.5 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The smartphones sport a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF (phase detection autofocus), f/2.0 aperture, HDR mode, 1080p video recording, and LED flash. The handsets also pack a 5-megapixel front camera with 1080p video recording capability.

Connectivity options on the handsets include 4G, Wi-Fi, GPRS/ EDGE, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth, Glonass, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, and Micro-USB. The handsets are backed by a 4100mAh battery just like the original Redmi 3. The Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime measure 139.3x69.6x8.5mm.

Xiaomi Redmi 3S

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 5.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 4100mAh

OS Android 6.0.1

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good design
Easy to operate with one hand
Impressive battery life
Quick fingerprint recognition

Bad
Hybrid SIM slot
Gets a bit warm with camera use

Read detailed Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime review

Display 5.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 4100mAh

OS Android 6.0.1

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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