Xiaomi Mi 3 Review: Excellent performance, good design

By Abhinav Pathak on Oct 29, 2014 08:35 AM

There isn't much I can fault with the Xiaomi Mi 3, it has excellent hardware at a great price point. Its also build well, fits nice in your hands and offers good cameras. What more could you ask for, well there's just one thing, expandable storage. Apart from that limitation and that the Xiaomi Mi 3 is a single-SIM device, there is simply nothing wrong with it. The vibrant sharp 1080p display is a pleasure to use and Snapdragon 800 SoC makes sure everything is running smoothly without eating away the battery.

9.3

Xiaomi just showed everyone what it means to make a flagship killer, with last-gen flagship specs at a sliver of the price, Xiaomi Mi 3 should be your next smartphone.

PROS

Vibrant, Sharp Display
Excellent Build Quality
Excellent Performance, Gaming
Good Front and Rear Cameras
Loud Speakerphone

CONS

Non-expandable Storage
Availability

Score Breakdown

Build and Design

9.3
Display

9.5
Network Reception & Call Quality

9.2
Camera(s)

9.5
Music & Video Playback

9.4
Gaming

9.1
Performance

9.6
Battery-life

9.0
Software

9.1
Total Score

9.3 10.0