Xiaomi Redmi 3 goes official for $106 ( Rs 7000 )

Xiaomi Redmi series is quite successful and popular in India as well in China. The phone is officially announced in China for $106 ( approx Rs 7000 ). The specifications of Redmi 3 are listed on Mi Chinese official site. In most departments, Redmi 3 is inspired from Redmi Note 3. The smartphone comes with a metal body which is new for Redmi series. The phone is the upgraded version of Xiaomi Redmi 2 which was released last year

Xiaomi Redmi 3 sports a 5 Inch 720P HD display. The device is powered by a Qualcomm snapdragon 616 octa-core processor with Adreno 405 GPU. The Redmi 3 packs in a 2 GB of RAM with 16 GB Flash storage. Unlike other MI phones, the Redmi 3 has a 128 GB external expandable storage.

The rear camera shoots 13 MP with LED flash. It has the 5 MP front camera as seen on Redmi note 3. The Xiaomi Redmi 3 runs on Android Lollipop 5.1 on top of MIUI 7. The smartphone comes with a huge 4100 mAh battery. The phone will be available from January 12th in China.