Xiaomi Mi Note 3 was the last Mi Note series smartphone before the 2019’s Mi Note 10 with 108MP camera. This handset made its debut in September of 2017 in China. It also had a special edition with actor-singer Kris Wu’s (Wu Yi Fan) name engraved on the back panel. Now, after three years, a rare variant of this edition of the phone with the celebrity’s signature popped up on Alibaba’s Idle Fish ( 闲鱼) platform.

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 was one of the best mid-range smartphones of 2017. It was powered by then newly introduced Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 paired with 6GB RAM and 64GB / 128GB ROM. It had a 5.5-inch FHD IPS LCD panel with 16:9 aspect ratio.

The phone had a huge forehead and chin, which housed a front-facing oval-shaped fingerprint sensor. It featured a dual-camera setup consisting of a 12MP primary sensor with OIS and a 12MP 2x optical zoom telephoto camera. Whereas, the selfie camera was of 16 megapixels.

The device came with MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat out of the box. But it was later updated to MIUI 11 based on Android Pie. It will be neither getting the latest MIUI 12 or Android 10 getting MIUI 12 update and beta builds for the same are already live, however the handset won’t be receiving Android 10.

Anyway, special editions are known as collector’s item. Hence, even if the software support has ended is about to end for this device, it is still worth buying for the 1,999 Yuan ($281) asking price. Above all, it is a rare variant with the signature of Kris Wu rather than his name as the retail special edition.

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Xiaomi has confirmed the list of smartphones that will be treated with Android 9 Pie OS update. Before rolling out the stable update to as many as 10 smartphones, the Chinese manufacturer will be releasing the global beta edition of the update. Among them two are scheduled to receive the beta version by the end of this month. Five more will be getting it in the next quarter and there is no timeline decided for the remaining three phones.

The Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Y2 (known as Redmi S2 in China) are scheduled to be treated with Android 9 Pie beta edition within this quarter. In the second quarter, it will be coming to handsets like Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, Mi 6, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 and Mi Note 3.

The Android 9 Pie global beta update status for Redmi Note 6 Pro, Mi 6X and Mi 9 Explorer Edition is still in development stage. For Chinese audience, the update will include MIUI China ROM whereas the global users will be provided with MIUI Global ROM. Once the beta edition is available, the company will announce its arrival through its forums and app.

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The aforementioned list had surfaced on the official MIUI forums site. An administrator on the discussion board claimed the that the list is incomplete. He stated that once existing devices are provided with Oreo update, the list will be updated with newer phones that can be upgraded to Android 9 Pie OS.

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Xiaomi is known for its cheap smartphones but despite their pocket-friendly price tags, the phone maker doesn’t compromise on quality. A testament to the quality of Xiaomi’s phone is the recent incidence that revealed on China’s Weibo where a Mi Note 3 was smashed by a car but still continued working.

We have seen cases of flagship phones that survived scathing conditions like falling down from tall buildings and still functioned. But then, the Mi Note 3 isn’t a flagship phone but a premium mid-range model. The story has it that the phone fell on the road and the front and rear tires of the car went over the phone. Although the screen was shattered, the display wasn’t affected. Even the touchscreen panel that was shattered could still function perfectly in that state.

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The Mi Note 3 was launched way back in September 2017 and utilises a four-curved glass body with the same technology as Xiaomi 6. It features a stainless steel mid-frame manufactured from the 7-series aviation aluminium alloy. Although the device packs a bigger display than the Mi6, the weight is relatively lighter than the Xiaomi Mi 6. The metal frame may have played a role in the device maintaining its structural integrity after the assault by the car tires. Luck has smiled on the chap, though, as Xiaomi has offered to send him a Redmi Note 7. The Mi Note 7 is touted to have a stronger display that may even survive such incidence.

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Xiaomi’s Mi Note 3 is a mid-range smartphone considering that it packs a Snapdragon 630 chipset but the device has all the qualities of a flagship model. First, it features the same design as the flagship Mi 6, except that it has a bigger size. The Xiaomi smartphone was recently revealed to have pooled an impressive score of 90 points on DxOMark’s benchmark test. That camera has been put to test in real life use and the Mi Note 3 comes out unscathed. 

The test is meant to determine the image stabilization property of the Mi Note 3 in comparison with that of the iPhone X, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Huawei Mate 10. The short clip shows for different videos captured by the quartet of a lady flipping through the pages of a book while sitting inside a moving train. Only the Mi Note 3 and Galaxy S8 are able to withstand the shakiness of the train and still films the scene in a stable manner. That is likely due to the presence of Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) on the device. On the other hand, the Mate 10 Pro and iPhone ‘s recordings were affected by the vibration generated by the fast-moving train and thus the videos were shaky all through. What makes this all becomes confusing is that all four smartphones come with OIS! So, we can’t really say why there is a difference in their performance. 

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This does not in anyway mean the Mi Note 3 packs a better camera, all three models are flagship phones and have better DXOMark’s score than the Mi Note 3. So, we can’t verify if this video test was actually carried out with the mentioned models. That is not to say the Mi Note 3 cannot deliver stable videos in rough terrain. It can, due to teh 4-axis Optical Imaging Stabilization (OIS) it features. But we find it difficult to believe the iPhone X and Mate 10 Pro will perform that bad. You can watch the video from here.

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There are many advanced users who would like to have a flagship phone for multimedia or productivity, but they cannot afford it because their budget is low compared to the prices of actual flagships which are increasing every day. If you are among these people, you will be glad to know that there are nice high-end phones which are very similar to flagships but have a lower price. Samsung Galaxy A8 and Xiaomi Mi Note 3 are among the best high-end phones which are still sold at a decent price, and the following is a Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3 specs comparison between them.

Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3

In terms of design and build quality, Samsung Galaxy A8 looks way better than Xiaomi Mi Note 3. Both are made of glass and metal, but A8 has a borderless display with a high screen-to-body ratio, and it is a fully waterproof phone. Its opponent has a classic 16:9 panel and it does not offer any certification for water-resistance. The display is also better on the Samsung Galaxy A8: it is an AMOLED, Full HD+ panel. Displays are not the strong point of Xiaomi phones, even though Xiaomi Mi Note 3 has a decent panel. An aspect in which Xiaomi Mi Note 3 is probably better is the hardware side: the phone has an efficient and very powerful SoC paired with a huge quantity of RAM: 6 GB. An advantage of Samsung Galaxy A8 is the dedicated micro SD slot: it is possible to use two SIM cards without saying goodbye to micro SD.

We still have no idea about the camera performance of the Samsung Galaxy A8 as the phone was just announced today. But on paper, the cameras of this handset are excellent: there is a rear camera with a very large aperture and dual front cameras which are interesting as well. However, Xiaomi Mi Note is the best Xiaomi camera phone and it is also in the top 10 camera phones tested by DxOMark, so it will be an exciting battle.

Further, the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 has a bigger battery that should last more. Samsung Galaxy A8 has been announced with a price tag of 500 euros (590 dollars) for Europe, which is not so affordable, but the price will drop in a few months. Xiaomi Mi Note 3 can actually be found at about 310 euros (online street prices) or 365 dollars.

With these prices, I would personally pick the Xiaomi Mi Note 3.

Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3

PRO and CONS

Samsung Galaxy A8

PRO

• Super display
• Great selfie camera
• Dedicated micro SD slot
• Waterproof

CONS

• Price

Xiaomi Mi Note 3

PRO

• Very nice performances
• Great rear camera
• Affordable price
• Big battery

CONS

• Average display

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DxO Labs that is known for benchmarking the camera prowess of smartphones has recently tested the cameras of the Mi Note 3. The Xiaomi smartphone has managed to salvage an impressive score of 90 of DxOMark benchmarks.

The Mi Note 3 has scored 94 points DxOMark photography benchmarks whereas in the video shooting department, it has scored 82. DxOMark reveals that the Mi Note 3’s camera offers fast and accurate autofocus and impressive zoom capabilities.

It can shoot photos with effective noise reduction in different lighting conditions. Also, it is capable of capturing amazing bokeh effect shots. However, the dual cameras do not capture fine details in low light conditions. Also, there is noticeable noise in homogenous and shadow in bright light. Some colour casts were also observed during its benchmarks.

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The Apple iPhone 8, Google Pixel and HTC U11 have respectively score 93, 90 and 90 in the DxOMark photography benchmarks. However, the Mi Note 3 is ahead of these phones with an impressive score of 94. The low score of 82 in video recording benchmarks has reduced its overall score to 90.

The Mi Note 3 is not only ranking ahead of iPhone 7 Plus on DxOMark but also it is listed among the top 10 best performing camera phones.

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Xiaomi has today launched a new cheaper variant of its premium med-range smartphone — Mi Note 3. The new model comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal memory. Earlier, the device was available in 6GB of RAM with 64GB/128GB storage.

Last month, Xioami had launched a cheaper variant of its flagship smartphone — Mi 6 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The standard variant of this smartphone too features 6GB of RAM.

This new model of Mi Note 3 comes with the the same set of specifications as the standard model, except the memory configuration. The phone is priced at 1,999 Yuan (~ $302) and will go on sale in Xiaomi‘s home country, i.e. China, from Thursday.

While the company has launched a cheaper variant, the company recently reduced the prices of the other variants of the Mi Note 3 smartphone. After the price cut, the 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage model is available at 2,299 Yuan while the 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage model is priced at 2,699 Yuan.

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 smartphone features a 5.5-inch Full HD display with screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and pixel density of 403PPI. Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset, clocked at 2.2GHz. With the introduction on this new model, it now has two options when it comes to RAM — 4GB/6GB LPDDR4x RAM.

The smartphone sports a dual camera setup at the back, same as the Mi 6. It comes with a 12-megapixel primary sensor, coupled with wide-angel lens, f/1.8 aperture while the secondary camera comes with  12-megapixel sensor with a telephoto lens. There is also 16-megapixel front-facing camera.

The camera offers 2x optical zoom as well as phase detection autofocus (PDAF) apart from 4K video capture support. The front-facing camera has an AI-based beautification feature and also supports facial recognition unlocking.

Additional features of the Mi Note 3 include NFC, IR port, under-glass fingerprint, stereo speakers, and USB Type-C port. The smartphone is powered by a 3,500mAh battery which also supports fast charging.

Recently, Xiaomi launched a special edition model — The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Wu Yifan Limited Edition, to celebrate the birthday of Chinese-Canadian actor and singerKris Wu a.k.a. Wu Yifan, who is Xiaomi’s brand ambassador.

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Lately, Xiaomi has launched a bunch of new smartphones. A few months ago, the company launched Mi A1 — Xiaomi’s first Android One smartphone. Recently, it launched Redmi Y series with the launch of Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite — a range of smartphones that focuses on selfie camera.

However, launching new devices has worked in favour of the company as most of these devices have been well-received by the users. This helped the company to become the leading smartphone vendor in India, along with Samsung.

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After announcing the new Red color variant of Mi 5X and Black color variant of Mi Max 2 in China, Xiaomi has now announced a price cut for its Mi Note 3 smartphone.

The company has announced that the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 will cost 300 Yuan lesser than its original prcing, making the effective price 2,199 Yuan. The new pricing will be applicable on November 1, the same day when the new color variants of Mi 5X and Mi Max 2 will go on sale.

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 comes with a 5.5-inch display and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 processor. It packs 6GB of RAM and is available in two storage options — 64GB and 128GB. It is powered by a 3,500mAh battery which also supports fast charging.

It features a 12-megapixel dual camera module at the back — same as the Mi 6, but the algorithms have been improved to provide better bokeh effect. While one is a telephoto lens, the other one is a wide-angle lens. It has 2x optical zoom and 4-axis OIS.

On the front, there is a 16-megapixel 2μm sensor for taking selfies. The front camera of the phone has AI-based beautification feature, and supports facial recognition unlocking.

Additional features of the Mi Note 3 include NFC, IR port, under-glass fingerprint, stereo speakers, and USB Type-C port.

Read More: Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Review – Premium Midrange Flagship!

Apparently, the price cut is only for the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. A couple of weeks ago, the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model of Mi Note 3 started selling at a discounted price of 2,699 Yuan, which is 200 Yuan lower than its official pricing.

Xiaomi has usually faced a problem of shortage of stock. But it seems that the company has made some strategic changes, resulting in more units coming out of the production line. The company has announced that it aims to ship 90 million phones by the end of this year.

Apart from efficient supply chain, the company is also focusing on establishing its presence in the offline channels as well. Xiaomi recently launched 20 new Mi Stores in China, reaching its goal of opening over 200 Mi Stores in China this year.

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The Mi Note 3, the latest offering by Xiaomi that has made a lot of phones this year. Same as last years model, this device is beautiful and well made but it has midrange level specs along with its compelling dual camera setup. We have spent quite a bit of time with the device and here is our full Xiaomi Mi Note 3 review.

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VIDEO REVIEW

UNBOXING

Just before we start, the phone costs about $450 but I I will leave a generous discount code in the video description down below.

DESIGN and DISPLAY

If you are familiar with Xiaomi’s phones, you will probably see that the Mi Note 3 looks almost identical to the Mi 6. In fact, it is really hard to tell the difference except for the fact that the Mi Note 3 is a bit larger and it now uses a matt metal frame instead of the glossy one found in the Mi 6.

The device just looks beautiful and the build quality is nothing short of a true flagship. However, I found the Mi Note 3 to be very slippery and I’m not going to talk about those fingerprints as they are very easy to clean, right?

The 5.5” display is now covered with the Gorilla Glass 4 for scratch resistance and I found it to be very sharp and vibrant both indoors and outdoors.

Same as the Mi 6, this phone has a dual camera setup that consists of one 12MP shooter with a wide-angle lens and another 12MP sensor with the telephoto lens that gives 2x optical zoom and the ability to take beautiful portrait photos with that bokeh effect.

On the front, there is a beefy 16MP selfie camera.

Now a few features in a nutshell: the fingerprint is super fast and accurate, there is no headset jack but you can use a supplied adapter to connect your favorite headphones and the sound quality is great. There is also stereo speakers setup that produces rich and balanced sound.

A few extra features include nicely backlit capacitive keys, a notification LED light, the IR blaster and a face recognition feature that works quite well but I always prefer using a fingerprint scanner. It’s just a faster way to unlock the phone.

HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

When it comes to hardware, the Mi Note 3 is not the most powerful phone out there but it still has great specs.

The phone ships with the Snapdragon 660 chipset, 6GB of RAM and either 64 or 128GB of storage, which is, however, not expandable. The gaming performance is excellent. No stutter, no skipped frames on the highest graphics in the 3D games I played and the phone does not overheat.

BENCHMARKS

USER INTERFACE

Speaking of that software, the MIUI 8.5 is built on top of Android 7.1 and the Mi Note 3 is one of the fastest Xiaomi phones. I have a Chinese model, meaning that there are no Google Services pre-installed but it takes just a minute to do that.

The device just flies despite all the apps I installed and extra features that all Xiaomi phones have. You can customize the phone by changing themes, wallpapers, reassigning buttons or using other little tweaks and change a lot of different settings.

CAMERAS

We have a familiar Xiaomi camera app that allows you to take pictures very fast. You can also play with some basic shooting modes and settings. E.g. you can adjust some image properties using the manual mode or shoot slow-motion videos at 720p.

There is also 2x lossless zoom mode that allows you to utilize that secondary camera sensor and this feature comes really handy. The results are pretty good, definitely a lot better than using digital zoom.

The portrait mode takes good-looking pictures with bokeh effect but sometimes you may get a picture with a bit unnatural looking blurred background.

When it comes to the image quality using auto-mode, the Mi Note 3 can take great pictures in good lighting. There is plenty of detail, the colors look nice and noise reduction is pretty good. However, I found that the dynamic range adjustment is not always accurate. The indoor and macro shots are great too. Again, there is lots of detail and you get that nice bokeh effect thanks to the bright lens.

The low-light camera performance is decent but I would still love to see more detail and less noise as I’m always picky when it comes to camera performance.

The 4k video quality is great. The footage is detailed and the continuous auto-focus feature works well. The colors look nice too but they seem to be slightly oversaturated. Also, there are some video artifacts going but in general, the video looks great.

The 1080p video looks good too. Obviously, there is less detail but the OIS seems to do a better job than in 4k video mode.

The selfies look great as there is a lot of detail and the colors are accurate. However, the quality decreases quite dramatically in lower-lit situations.

The 1080p selfie video looks quite good and the sound recording quality is decent yet not the best I’ve heard.

CONNECTIVITY

When it comes to connectivity, the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 is flawless. The call quality and signal reception have been excellent, the Wifi range and speed are good, the Bluetooth works fine and finally, the GPS is very accurate, thanks to a reliable Snapdragon processor.

The phone has NFC and a lot of sensors including a gyroscope, so you are all set in this department.

BATTERY LIFE

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 ships with a 3500 mAh battery that performs great. I used my phone very intensively for taking a lot of pictures and shooting 4k videos, running benchmarks, installing a lot of apps and so on and I still managed to get over 8 hours of screen-on time.

If you use the device just for the basic stuff, you should be able to get 9 or even 10 hours of SOT. Keep in mind, that SOT is always very subjective.

Finally, the Mi Note 3 ships with the fast charger. It takes about 1:30 h to fully charge the phone, thanks to the Quick Charge 3.0.

Conclusions

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 is a solid phone overall. Yes, it does not ship with the most powerful chip out there but I found it to be very fast and powerful enough to even handle 3D games. Also, the phone simply looks beautiful, the display is sharp, the cameras are pretty good and the battery life is great.

Even though there is plenty of storage space, some users will be disappointed by the lack of the microSD card slot. Also, there is no headset jack and the phone is very slippery, so you may want to keep it in the case.

If you can live with these shortcomings, the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 is a solid phone that offers a lot of flagship qualities for a lower price.

Gizmochina readers get a special discount with the COUPON CODE: note364gb that let you buy the phone for just $389.99 ($60 off the retail price). 

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Xiaomi announced the Mi Note 3 along with the Mi Mix 2 and a new Mi Notebook Pro laptop on September 11. The device has already gone up for sale so it is unsurprising that it has been given the teardown treatment. We bring you the Mi Note 3 teardown photos which isn’t really a guide in case you are looking for one. This is just to show you the internals and perhaps take note of a couple of important stuff inside. 

The Mi Note 3 is a bigger version of the Mi 6 and Xiaomi did state that clearly during its launch. The two models adopt exactly the same design on the outside and the hardware like dual camera sensors, metal body covered with glass, front fingerprint sensor and others are located in the same position on the two Xiaomi models. It is interesting to note that the internals are also arranged in the same manner on the Mi Note 3 as it is on the Mi 6. The internals are not exactly the same, as the Note 3 packs a mid-range Snapdragon 660 processor and a couple of other specs differences. Of course, SD 660 uses a 14nm FinFet process so would be larger than the 10nm Snapdragon 835 chip on the Mi 6. The teardown also reveals the Mi Note 3 comes with Xiaomi’s regular three-stage design, though which should make it easy to dismantle. The teardown begins by removing the SIM card tray at the side of the device. Thereafter, the rear cover is removed using a suction cup and then a flat object to pry open the cover. From then on, it won’t be a difficult task for anyone with the technical skills to disassemble the device.

If you’ll want to know more, you may be able to grab some more details from the source link down below. You can also check out the teardown photos from down below.

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Xiaomi had a busy event today, releasing not one but three new products at the Mi Mix 2 launch in Beijing, China. The third product announced at the event was none other than the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 (after Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Mix 2). The company seems to have a taken a different strategy for the Mi Note series this year as it ditches the dual curved display design and markets the phone as a larger version of the Xiaomi Mi 6. So, instead of the Mi 6 Plus, you get the Mi Note 3.

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 comes with 7 series aluminum frame with matte texture and four glass body with curved edges. The phone is nearly identical to the Mi 6 in terms of its basic design, including the rear camera placement. Plus, you get the phone in a beautiful blue color as well.

Coming to the specs, the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 comes with the upper mid-range Snapdragon 660 chipset with 6GB + 64GB /128GB memory options. There’s a 5.5-inch 1080p display on board. The 12MP camera module is the same as the Mi 6, but the algorithms have been improved to provide better bokeh tracking. Mi 6’s portrait focus wasn’t very accurate, so it would be interesting to see how the new algorithms improve the tracking. On the front, the phone features a large 16 million 2μm sensor for noise free selfies. You can check out a few bokeh samples down below. There’s a large 3500mAh battery as well.

Other features of the Mi Note 3 include NFC, IR port, under-glass fingerprint, stereo speakers, USB Type-C, improved face unlock, and AI beautify algorithm.

You get all this for a starting price tag of 2499 Yuan (~$384) (6+64), with other variants costing 2899 ($445) (6+128 — BLACK) and 2999 ($460) (6+128 — BLUE). The phone will go on sale tomorrow.

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Xiaomi‘s President has sensationally revealed via a Weibo post that the tech giant will be launching the flagship Mi Note 3 soon. Lin Bin didn’t specify if the device will be announced on September 11 but from his previous Weibo post, it certainly will likely launch with the Mix 2. The Xiaomi president had disclosed in an earlier Weibo post that Xiaomi will also announce another product with the Mi Mix 2 billed to go official on September 11.

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 has featured severally in leaks which point at its likely design as well as its likely specs but Lin Bin also revealed a surprise detail of the Note 3. The CEO in his post hinted that the Mi Note 3 would be a larger version of the flagship Mi 6. The teaser poster he shared along with post also passes across the same message. What this basically suggests is that the Mi Note 3 will have a curved display as well as a glass body like the Mi 6 but will come with a larger size. The Mi 6 features a 5.15-inch display and the Note 3 may come in at 5.7 inches just like the Mi Note 2. The flagship comes with a premium design which is curved on all sides and is powered by a Snapdragon 835 processor.We also expect entirely the same specifications as the Mi 6, perhaps with out or two modifications in its specs.

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In addition, the poster also reveals that the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 will be endorsed by Wu Yifan who was also the company’s brand ambassador for the Mi 5X launched recently. By the way, Lei Jun also has confirmed that the Mi Note 3 will be launched alongside the Mi Mix 2. So, which do you prefer, a full-screen Mi Mix 2 or a bigger Mi 6?

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Xiaomi launched the Mi Note 2 at the same time as the Mi Mix last year and since the Mi Mix 2 is expected soon, it is just apt that Mi  Note 3 would be launched soon as well. The Note 3 had made the rounds severally on leaks which hint at the possible specifications the device will launch with. The Mi note 3 was also rumored as launching in the third quarter of the year and recently, the rumor mill went agog with talks of the device being launched in August or September. A sure thing is the Mi Note 3 is coming and pretty soon. Ahead of that, we just have spotted the first camera sample from the device.

Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun recently shared a photo of a newly opened Mi Store opened in Hong Kong and the picture was noticed to have been posted on Weibo from an unnamed Xiaomi phone. That caught the attention of an eagle-eyed tech blogger who checked up the EXIF data of the picture and luckily it was still intact. It was later removed but not before the blogger had grabbed a screenshot (See below). Interestingly, the EXIF data showed that the picture was shot using the Mi Note 3. Apart from that, the photo even revealed some details of the Note 3’s camera like an f1.8 aperture, 12MP resolution, and a few others.

Clearly, this is another indication that the Mi Note 3 is coming soon. Recall that Lei Jun had shared a photo some time ago with an aspect ratio which suggested it was captured using the Mi Mix 2. Perhaps, Lei Jun has a knack for using all the Xiami models before they become official.

Read More: Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Leaked Renders Reveal Bezel-less Design

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 is said to sport a 5.7-inch display and will be powered by a Snapdragon 835 processor backed by 6GB of RAM. It is also expected to feature a 12MP dual camera setup among other features. The Mi Note 3 may likely be unveiled along with the Mi Mix 2 just the same way the Note 2 was launched with the Mi Mix last year.

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Xiaomi took the industry by storm last year when it launched the Mi Note 2 along with the Mi Mix, both sporting revolutionary designs that were different from Xiaomi’s traditional design language. While the Mi Mix would go on to take the main spotlight, the Mi Note 2 still commanded some admiration for its curved edge design and well-packed specs line-up.

The Mi Note 3 is expected to be the successor of the Note 2 and that device has been the subject of successive rumours and was even tipped to launch in the second quarter of the year. That isn’t likely now but there are talks of a Q3 launch for the flagship device. Ahead of whatever Xiaomi is planning out for the Mi Note 3, the render of the expected Note 3 was recently featured in a leaked video. The YouTube video seems to be the production of Science & Knowledge YouTube channel and obviously, the renders are fan-generated stuff. Despite that, you might just want to have a look because it features a full-screen display with very little bezels at the edges something that is expected on the actual Mi Note 3. Bezel-less displays with high screen ratio are the way to go and Xiaomi who is a pioneer in that field will not want to be caught napping.

Read More: Beautiful Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Concept Images Appear: Stunning But Patently Not Xiaomi

Apart from the full-screen display, the renders also show the presence of a dual rear camera setup which is one thing that is trending lately. Earlier rumours had also tipped the Note 3 to feature dual cameras. The video also highlights the specs of the device but they are likely inaccurate. You can have a look at the video from below which looks very much like the Mi Mix, by the way. Details of the Mi Note 3’s specs are still sketchy but the flagship is expected to pack an OLED display and use a Snapdragon 835 processor with 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage. The device is said to sport a 5.8-inch display among others. We can’t say if Xiaomi will unveil the Mi Note 3 along with the Mi Mix 2 just the same way the Note 2 was launched with the Mi Mix last year. It would be interesting if they do anyway.

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Xiaomi first released the Mi Note 2 along with the Mi Mix last year, both sporting revolutionary designs that were alien to Xiaomi’s design language. While the Mi Mix would go on to take the main spotlight, the Mi Mix still commanded some admiration for its curved edge design and well-packed line-up. As usual, the device will have a successor and that success believed to be named Mi Note 3 was earlier rumored to launch in the second quarter of the year. That isn’t likely now but there are talks of a Q3 launch for the flagship device.

A new render of the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 have leaked online showing the device will sport a dual camera setup to the rear. It is unlikely that Xiaomi would completely overhaul the design of the Note 3 so it isn’t surprising that the design of the render looks very much like that of the Mi Note 2 except for the dual cameras at the rear. The dual cameras look very much like that of the Mi 6, aligned in a horizontal plane. The render is likely not real so, just take a look and move on.

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We still don’t know much about the specs the Mi Note 3 would pack it is expected to feature an OLED display and may pack the Snapdragon 835 processor with 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage. The device is said to sport a 5.7-inch display size and others. The Mi Note 3 may likely be unveiled along with the Mi Mix 2 just the same way the Note 2 was launched with the Mi Mix last year.

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While we are yet to get enough of the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, someone is already thinking of a  Xiaomi Mi Note 3 in his mind’s eyes which actually came out in some cool concept images. A set of cool images said to be of the Mi Note 3 has been outed by concept designer Kingway Lee. The renders look very beautiful but don’t feature any design identity that could give a hint that it is a Xiaomi smartphone. It is unlikely Xiaomi would chat that course in the final design of the Mi Note 3, whenever they choose to commence production of a next-gen Mi Note device, something we don’t expect to happen very soon.

The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 hit the market late last year but production hasn’t been able to meet up the demand for the flagship Mi-series smartphone. Just like the Mi Mix, the Mi Note 2 came with a design language different from all what Xiaomi had done in the past. The device made its debut as Xiaomi’s first smartphone with a dual-curved display looking more like a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge than the first gen Mi Note.

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Overall, the images take the Mi Note 2 design to a next level, coming with more visual effect, overall sleekness and a display using the under glass ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The best you could do with these images is to feast your eyes on them and nothing more. We might never see the Mi note 3 adorning this design.

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It is no longer news that the Xiaomi Mi 5C would launch soon packing an entirely new self-developed processor by Xiaomi. A recent leak had revealed that the Pinecone chipset that would feature on the Mi 5C has a CPU with Cortex-A53 cores in an octa-core architecture said to be as powerful as the Snapdragon 808 chip.

Now, if you think that isn’t a good one for 2017, do not despair as more information has emerged about the Pinecone processor which is billed to give Xiaomi some level of independence in choosing the chip crammed its smartphones in the near future. According to the info, there are two models of the Xiaomi Pinecone processor which would hit the market this year. The two models go by the model numbers V670 and V970 and the Mi 5C would launch with the lower V670 model. The V670 is said to use four Cortex-A53 large cores and four Cortex A-53 small cores. The GPU is composed of the Mali-T860 MP4 GPU with a clock speed of 800MHz. The V670 is also said to be using a 28nm manufacturing process.

On the other hand, the higher V970 model is said to come in the fourth quarter (Q4) of this year and has a core parameter comprising four Cortex-A73 cores and four Cortex-A53 cores in an octa-core architecture. The CPU is said to have a minimum clock frequency of up to 2.0GHz and a maximum clock speed of 2.7GHz. The V970 is also equipped with a more superior Mali G71 MP12 GPU with a clock speed of 900MHz.

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The source also hints that the Pinecone processor with model number V970 would be produced using the same 10nm process as the Snapdragon 835 chip. Incredible, isn’t it? There is still more, the high-end Pinecone processor is also said to feature in the Xiaomi Mi 6s and Mi Note 3. We’ll be on the look out for more details.

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