The smartphone market in India is heating up like never before. With the Indian mobile phone market turning into the next frontier for most smartphone makers, we’re currently witnessing phone manufacturers launch devices with great under the hood specs for extremely competitive prices.
At the forefront of this battle for supremacy to win over the burgeoning budget smartphone market has been Xiaomi, exchanging punch for punch with the likes of Lenovo and LeEco which have already declared India a priority market for their products.
In the latest blow to its competiton, Xiaomi has unveiled the much anticipated Redmi Note 3 in India today. The phablet which comes with decent specifications will be available in two variants of 2GB RAM with 16GB of inbuilt storage, while the other is 3GB RAM and has 32GB storage. The pricing is set at a very competetive, Rs 9,999 and Rs 11,999 for the two variants.
The phone with its spec sheet and the price is a direct competitor to phones like LeEco Le 1s and Lenovo Vibe K4 Note which themselves come as brilliant propositions under the sub-Rs 12000 bracket. Let’s find out which of these three is the winner when it comes to the spec table.
| Specification | Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 | LeEco Le 1s | Lenovo Vibe K4 Note |
| Display | 5.5-inch Full HD Display | 5.5-inch Full HD Display | 5.5 inches Full HD Display |
| Resolution | 1920×1080(403 ppi) | 1920 X 1080 (403 ppi) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density) |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 SoC | 2.2 GHz MediaTek’s Helio X10 | Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 510 | VR G6200 | Mali-T720MP3 |
| RAM | 2GB/3GB | 3GB | 3 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB, 32 GB | 32GB | 32 GB/ 64 GB/ 128 GB |
| Expandability | microSD, up to 128 GB | N/A | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Rear Camera | 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED | 13 MP, High-Definition, f2.0 aperture, ISOCELL technology, PDAF, 4K video | 13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED |
| Front Camera | 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Battery | 4050mAh | 3000mAh | 3300 mAh battery |
| Connectivity | 4G+, Wi-Fi 802.11ad, VoLTE, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.1, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, VoLTE | dual SIM slots, 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G | dual SIM slots, 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G |
| Operating System | Android 5.1.1 Lolipop with MIUI 7 | Android 5.1 with custom EUI running on top | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) |
| Price | Rs 9,999/ Rs11,999 | Rs 10,999 | Rs 11.999 |