RESEARCH PAPER: Technical Review of Xiaomi’s New Redmi Note 3 Smartphone for India

New Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
New Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
The midrange smartphone market is experiencing huge growth, especially in China and India. The midrange has become a focal point for many smartphone vendors and the chipmakers that supply them. Companies like Xiaomi are launching devices with help from chip vendors like Qualcomm and MediaTek. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, featuring the new Snapdragon 650 SoC, is optimized for performance and energy efficiency. You can download the paper here.

Table of contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Product Overview
  • Design & Build Quality
  • Display & Cameras
  • Performance & Benchmarks
  • CPU & System Performance
  • Graphics
  • Power
  • Connectivity
  • Battery Life & Thermals
  • Conclusion
  • Figure 1: CPU Performance
  • Figure 2: Holistic System Benchmark
  • Figure 3: PCMark for Android
  • Figure 4: 3D Graphics
  • Figure 5: AnTuTu
  • Figure 6: Basemark Power Assessment Tool Portion
  • Figure 7: Power
  • Figure 8: Battery Life

Companies Cited

  • Facebook
  • Google
  • LeEco
  • MediaTek
  • MX Player
  • Qualcomm
  • Samsung
  • Truecaller
  • WhatsApp
  • Xiaomi
Patrick Moorhead
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Patrick founded the firm based on his real-world world technology experiences with the understanding of what he wasn’t getting from analysts and consultants. Ten years later, Patrick is ranked #1 among technology industry analysts in terms of “power” (ARInsights)  in “press citations” (Apollo Research). Moorhead is a contributor at Forbes and frequently appears on CNBC. He is a broad-based analyst covering a wide variety of topics including the cloud, enterprise SaaS, collaboration, client computing, and semiconductors. He has 30 years of experience including 15 years of executive experience at high tech companies (NCR, AT&T, Compaq, now HP, and AMD) leading strategy, product management, product marketing, and corporate marketing, including three industry board appointments.

Patrick Moorhead

Patrick founded the firm based on his real-world world technology experiences with the understanding of what he wasn’t getting from analysts and consultants. Ten years later, Patrick is ranked #1 among technology industry analysts in terms of “power” (ARInsights)  in “press citations” (Apollo Research). Moorhead is a contributor at Forbes and frequently appears on CNBC. He is a broad-based analyst covering a wide variety of topics including the cloud, enterprise SaaS, collaboration, client computing, and semiconductors. He has 30 years of experience including 15 years of executive experience at high tech companies (NCR, AT&T, Compaq, now HP, and AMD) leading strategy, product management, product marketing, and corporate marketing, including three industry board appointments.