Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Announced: The Bigger Mi 6 albeit Slower
Apart from the Mi Notebook Pro and Mi MIX 2, Xiaomi also announces the new Note series smartphone at their product launching event yesterday. Introducing the Xiaomi Mi Note 3, an upscaled Mi 6 with a similar design, but with slower internal specs.
Xiaomi Mi Note 3
Xiaomi even openly calls it the larger Mi 6 with the provided photo. The 5.5-inch IPS display at the front comes at 1920×1080 pixels resolution
The chassis design follows the same direction with the 4-sided curved glass body with aluminium frame.
The dual camera configuration is the same as the Mi 6 with a 12 MP standard lens + 12 MP telephoto lens.
Under the hood is the Snapdragon 660 SoC with 6 GB of RAM. Powering the device is the non-removable 3500 mAh battery. The front 16 MP camera has what Xiaomi claim to be AI assisted beautifying capability – providing the most realistic beautifying effect without affecting the image quality.
Pricing & Availability
The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 will be available in China starting this week:
- 128 GB Blue: RMB 2999 (~RM1927)
- 128 GB Black: RMB 2899 (~RM1863)
- 64 GB Black: RMB 2499 (~RM1606)
Source: MIUI Forum
