Famous smartphone manufacturing brand, Xiaomi launched its latest Redmi Y series phone. The latest released Redmi Y3 is a successor of the existing Redmi Y2 handset with huge improvements.
Let’s see all the details about Redmi Y3.
Redmi Y3 comes with a 6.26 IPS HD+ water drop notch display. In the sides, it has slim bezels and a thick part in the bottom of the screen. On the right side of the phone, there is a power lock-unlock button and volume rocker. On the left side, there is a space for 2 + 1 card slot. Fortunately, there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack on the top with secondary mic for noise cancellation and IR blaster. On the bottom, you will find the speaker grill and micro USB port.
On the back, there is a dual camera setup with LED flash. Xiaomi is boasting its new Aura design, that has a gradient color combo and shifts its color depending on the lighting. There is also a fingerprint scanner on the back. Redmi by Xiaomi is clearly visible on the bottom of the back panel.
Redmi Y3 is a selfie-centric smartphone and it is also the USP. It has 32 MP selfie camera (the highest on any Xiaomi device) with Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS). It has some features like auto HDR, AI Beautify, screen flash, palm gesture shutter button, AI Portrait Selfies, and Full HD video recording capability. It also uses Pixel Binning technology for improved low light selfie photography.
On the back, there is a 12 MP main camera and 2MP depth sensor. Beneath the camera unit, you can find the LED flash for low light photography.
Xiaomi Redmi Y3 full specification
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) | |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | |
| EDGE | Yes | |
| LAUNCH | Announced | 2019, April |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, April 30 | |
| BODY | Dimensions | 158.7 x 75.6 x 8.5 mm (6.25 x 2.98 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 180 g (6.35 oz) | |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Splash resistant | ||
| DISPLAY | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.26 inches, 97.8 cm2 (~81.5% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~269 ppi density) | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 9 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 506 | |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | |
| MAIN CAMERA | Dual | 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF 2 MP, depth sensor |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS | |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Single | 32 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm |
| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| SOUND | Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | ||
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | |
| Infrared port | Yes | |
| Radio | FM radio | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery | |
| Charging | Fast battery charging 10W | |
| MISC | Colors | Elegant Blue, Bold Red, Prime Black |
| Price | About 10000 INR |
Xiaomi Redmi Y3 is powered by Snapdragon 632 processor. Redmi Y3 will be available in 3GB + 32GB and 4GB + 64GB variants. You can expand the storage up to 512 GB through memory card.
It comes with 4,000mAh battery with 10W first charging. The Xiaomi Redmi Y3 comes in 3 colors like Elegant Blue, Bold Red, and Prime Black colors.
The 3GB + 32GB variant will carry price tag of ₹9,999 ($145) and 4GB + 64GB variant costs ₹11,999 ($170). The first sale starts on April 30, 2019, across Mi.com, Amazon.in and in Mi Home stores.