Mobile phone Xiaomi Mi3. Xiaomi Mi3 smartphone review

Positioning

The Chinese company Xiaomi is not the first year on the market that began with an inexpensive smartphone based on the Miui project already overgrown into something more, today Xiaomi is smartphones in several price categories, tablet, TV prefix, 47-inch 3D TV and many branded accessories, starting From external batteries and ending with soft toys and backpacks. Most of the products under the Xiaomi brand are sold through the official online store, as for smartphones, they can be found in markets and collapse in China, but prices are usually noticeably higher than the company itself. The reason is an unusual way to sell devices.

Unlike most other companies, including Chinese brands, such as Meizu and Oppo, for example, Xiaomi sells new devices, firstly, only through their online store, secondly, strictly limited in time and volume of batches " " This leads to the fact that buy another, just an announced Xiaomi in the first months of sales is difficult at the stated price. Whole parties in a matter of hours take away the dealers and then release to the market on more high prices. On the other hand, as soon as the first months have passed since the start of sales and a wave of interest in the smartphone gradually fades, the price begins to approach the declared and even gradually falls, which makes the device with an attractive purchase six months after launch. Approximately this situation has developed around the flagship of Xiaomi Mi 3, presented at the end of last year, today this device can be bought in Russia for 13,000-14,000 rubles, having received one of the top smartphones in the market for this money.

Contents of delivery

The pride of the company is an incredibly durable packaging for a smartphone, made of recycled materials and able to withstand the weight of several people. Inside - a minimum set of necessary things, in addition to the device itself: Charging unit, USB-microUSB cable, clip for installing the SIM card (Minisim format, the most familiar and classic) and several thin paper instructions.

Design, case materials

Previous Xiaomi smartphones did not differ bright or at least recognizable design, it's true. The main principle of the company during the first years of work is to make the most inconspicuous and inexpensive devices, and inexpensive smartphone Cannot be made of any interesting materials. With the release of Xiaomi Mi 3, the situation began to change, because this model is the flagship. Yes, the main priority in words is still low cost with a good set of characteristics, but in fact, Xiaomi tried to give a new device recognizable appearance and perform it on better, rather than previous models, levels.

In my opinion, it turned out well, let them and not perfect. The main material used is a polycarbonate, which today applies many manufacturers, and the beginning of the use of precisely this type of plastic in the smartphones put Nokia, as well as it has been advertised, too, by the way. The material is practical - so on the housing Xiaomi Mi 3 almost never remains traces, fingerprints are barely noticeable, and the scratches do not attract attention. The disadvantage - plastic is smooth, and if you hold the smartphone with wet hands, it will slide.

With design, everything is also more or less in order. In Xiaomi, they did not invent anything and simply packed the screen and the "filling" of the smartphone into a neat body without unnecessary elements. In general, the device externally resembles a model from Nokia, such as Lumia 920, 928, and so on, in my opinion.

Gabarits.

As far as Xiaomi Mi 3 is good according to the characteristics, practical material material and simple design, as controversial because of its dimensions. The fact is that it is one of the largest smartphones with a five-mounted screen. I will give to understand the dimensions of the device list-comparison with some other smartphones with 5 "":

LG Nexus 5. - 138 x 69.2 x 8.3 mm, 130 grams
- 139 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm, 143 grams
SAMSUNG GALAXY S5. - 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm, 145 grams
- 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm, 145 grams
HTC One. - 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm, 160 grams

The situation with dimensions is also complicated by the fact that Xiaomi Mi 3 is as if acknowledged from a piece of polycarbonate, that is, this is a monolithic device without smooth lines or bends (the bending on the side edges does not help too much). The same HTC One (M8) with very close to Mi 3 sizes in the hand is felt as a more compact device just because of the body shape. About other models can not talk.

The main competitor for Xiaomi Mi 3 - Meizu MX3, when the screen is diagonally 5.1, "against 5" "seems noticeably more compact when you take it in hand after MI 3.

Control elements

Under the Xiaomi Mi 3 screen, there are three touch keys with backlit: "Menu" "House" and "Back". For a long-term holding of any of the buttons you can assign a dispatcher opening action. running applications or the closing of the current program. Also in the settings, you can specify the holding time of the key at which the "Long Holding" function will operate. In addition, in the settings, you can turn off or turn on the backlight of the buttons under the screen and set it to work, from 1 second to 20 or "always".

On the right edge of the device are the volume and power keys. Both buttons protrude above the surface of the housing, and press them comfortably even "blindly". The power key can be disabled, and assign an activation of the smartphone screen to press the volume button. And one more interesting setting is to turn on the camera with the "Back" button.

On the top end Mi 3 tray for installing a SIM card, 3.5 mm mini jack and an additional microphone grille (the so-called "noise").

The bottom end is the call speaker and the microUSB connector.

Above the screen, on the front surface is a conversational speaker, frontal 2 MP camera, light indicator and light sensors and approximation.

Screen

Xiaomi Mi 3 installed a screen based on an IPS-matrix with a diagonal of 5 "" and a resolution of 1920x1080 points, the value of PPI 441. A matrix from Sharp or LG is used, depending on the delivery. There is no accurate information about the company-manufacturer of protective glass smartphone, according to the same data, it is Gorilla Glass 3, according to other - Dragontail from the Japanese Asahi Glass. However, in MI 3, in any case, a solid protective glass is installed, resistant to scratches. The touch screen responds not only on the touch of fingers, but also on the touch in gloves.

The picture quality on the screen is excellent: the image is clear, smooth, with maximum viewing angles and high detail. In the screen settings, you can also select one of the two saturation modes and color temperatures, from natural tone to cold or to heat.

Corners review

The display behaves well in the sun, the picture is pale, but remains readable. The screens of brightness at the screen is solid, and the minimum threshold of the backlight will allow you to read in complete darkness. Automatic brightness adjustment works on the principle of "when how", sometimes the system successfully regulates the brightness, sometimes - not exactly how you would put it.

Below are shown pictures of Xiaomi Mi 3 and Meizu MX3 screens as major competitors. In my opinion, in MI 3 a little more than a natural color rendering (cold colors dominate in MX3), but in MX3 the image is felt more close to you, although there is no layer between the screen and the glass in any device. In general, the screens are quite comparable by the final image quality.

Camera, gallery

The main chamber in MI 3 has the following characteristics:

Resolution: 13 megapixels
Diaphragm: F / 2.2
Angle: 28 mm
Sensor Type: CMOS
Double LED Flash

Flash can be used as a flashlight, for this there is a separate utility. In the camera settings, you can immediately choose a simple mode (with a minimum customizable parameter in the parameter viewfinder) or normal when all settings are in the clicks pair. In addition to standard things like brightness, contrast, ISO and permission values, in Mi 3, you can configure the image clarity and manually set the excerpt from 1/5000 second to 2 seconds.

You can also manually choose the white balance, focus mode (auto, manual, macro) and superimposed on the pictures directly in the viewfinder mode (even before shooting) the effect. IN manual mode Focusing You yourself choose the distance on which focusing will be made, now this feature is in the HTC One (M8) camera, I can't remember other smartphones.

With good lighting, on the street Xiaomi Mi 3 "issues" very high-quality photographs, it is also not bad for macro, in cloudy weather snapshots already worse. And with a lack of light, the result is frankly weak.

Daytime shooting:

Shooting at night:

Macro shot:

Frontal 2 MP camera allows you to make the simplest snapshots yourself your beloved / myself, I can not say anything special about her.

Video smartphone writes in maximum resolution 1080p, there is a software stabilization of the image in the video recording process and continuous focus (it can be turned off and cutting the focus on the tap). There is a slow motion mode (slow down 30 times - 1800 times).

In general, Xiaomi Mi 3 in terms of the camera is similar to Meizu MX3, in both cases there is an initially good module (both companies use chamber modules from Sony), which is being modified at the software level with firmware, being raw at the start of the device's sales.

Ready images can be edited in the built-in photo editor, there is a standard set of tools, from cropping, changes in brightness, contrast and image saturation before selecting additional filters.

Autonomous work

In the apparatus installed non-removable Li-ion battery Capacity 3050 mAh. The manufacturer declares the following autonomous performance:

25 hours in conversation mode (3G)
21 hours in Internet use mode (3G)
50 hours in music playback mode (with off screen)
500 hours in standby mode

I will not say anything about the modes of using the smartphone as a phone for a variety of hours or to access the Internet, it all depends on a particular operator, country and your accurate location. But as part of playing music, the indicators are completely honest, Xiaomi Mi 3 is able to work with the audio player included about 45-50 hours.

In the daily use of MI 3, I was holding my whole day, until late in the evening or night. My typical scheme of operation of the device looks like this: removal from charging at 9-10 in the morning, Gmail constantly works on the device, sometimes I read something on the net (for the day it is about 1-2 hours of browser), listening to music 3-5 hours and I call. Calls account for about 40-60 minutes of time, take another day and send approximately 20-30 text messages.

In the MIUI settings, you can select one of the three types of display of the current battery charge:

Performance

Initially, Xiaomi Mi 3 was presented in two versions - with NVIDIA Tegra 4 and with Qualcomm Snapdragon. 800. One version was intended for China Mobile, the other for China Unicom. The review we are talking about the model based on Snapdragon 800 (8274ab) with a quad-core processor with a frequency of 2.3 GHz and Adreno 330 graphics. In the device 2 GB random access memory and 16 GB of built-in flash memory for custom data storage, a slot under the microSD card is not provided. There is a version with 64 GB of internal memory.

The speed of operation Xiaomi Mi 3 is located on one step with new flags from Samsung, LG, HTC and Sony. Smooth interface operation, no delays in opening programs and switching between applications, no problems with FullHD video playback with high quality recording. Focusing the speed of work personally, I have nothing to do.

Interfaces

The smartphone is working on GSM and UMTS networks, both high-speed data transmission standards are supported - EDGE and HSDPA, LTE support is not, and this is perhaps one of the few noticeable minuses MI 3 (like Meizu MX3) before the 2014 flagships.

For synchronization with PC and data transfer, a complete MicroUSB cable is used. USB interface 2.0. There is support for USB-OTG, external drives can be connected to the device through an adapter. Built-in module Bluetooth 4.0.

Wi-Fi (802.11 A / B / G / N / AC). C. Wi-Fi module No problems work correctly, the network does not lose. There is support for the DLNA standard, allows compatible devices to transmit and accept home network Various media content (images, music, video), as well as display it in real time.

Wi-Fi Router . Like any other modern Android-smartphone, Xiaomi Mi 3 can be used as an access point, "distributing" Internet via Wi-Fi.

NFC.. In the smartphone there is an NFC chip, separately you can activate android function Beam for quick transmissions links, pictures or other contents on the second smartphone with NFC.

You can enable and disable wireless interfaces using the tab inside the notification curtains, as well as through the settings.

Navigation

Mi 3 has a GPS (as well as A-GPS and GLONASS), the satellite search speed in the "High accuracy" mode is very fast, runs literally five seconds, and the device already receives a signal of 4-5 satellites. If you select the location mode only on GPS, the search will leave 10-15 seconds. There are no special navigation software in MI 3, only installed google maps. However, if you wish, you can download any application for navigation.

Text input

Basic keyboard in Xiaomi Mi 3 - standard Android 4.x. Also there is an alternative keyboard with the possibility of adding your own dictionary and selection theme selection. In my opinion, Google's branded keyboard is more than enough for a comfortable input of text.

Miui.

The smartphone is running the MIUI V5, the shell is based on Android 4.4.2. The version in which the review was written, MIUI 4.5.9, weekly updates come to the device, but with the installation of some of them you can lose the Russian language among the available, so I would not risen to put every new update. Initially, the Russian language is in all final versions of MIUI.

At one time, I described in detail the possibilities of MIUI, from the moment a little changed, and the essence remained the same - the shell develops towards simplification and at the same time expanding opportunities, in my opinion, it is good and bad. Well, because by purchasing a smartphone with Miui on board, you get the opportunity almost unlimited fine tuning device for yourself. Bad, because to deal with all the MIUI provided by MIUI still, despite the simplification, it is far from every user, especially if he is a newcomer and bought his first smartphone.

At the heart of MIUI, the idea of \u200b\u200bdesktops without menu of the program when each new application appears on one of the screens as in iOS. The lower panel with labels is fixed and does not change when you scroll through the desktops. The icon mesh can be 4x4 or 4x5, the format of the notification curtains can also be changed from simple to complex.

C Lock Screen You can run the camera or go to calls or text messages. Here are also available music playback control buttons if you have turned on it.

In MIUI there is a convenient system for accounting for spent traffic, and with the ability to set up notifications when the specified threshold is reached.

There is a convenient dialer, which allows you to quickly search for the necessary contact and immediately make a call to him or go to writing a message.

And, of course, in MIUI, a set of branded applications for solving most tasks is pre-installed. File manager, gallery, video and audio players, voice recorder, notes, etc.

"Miui got rid of many children's sores and became almost a full, adult shell or project" - about such thoughts were me when I took Xiaomi Mi 3 for a review and just started using them. In addition, Meizu MX2 and MX3 immediately occurs in memory, also Chinese smartphones with Flyme branded shell, stable, especially in topical versions. In reality, unfortunately, personally, I work with Miui remained far away, as with Flyme, and it is precisely in the stability of the shell. During the month I used Xiaomi Mi 3 as the main smartphone, making calls on it, leaving the Internet, responding to mail in Gmail and so on. And for this month I again, as a couple of years ago, I remembered such things as an application departure, "frieze" interface for 10-20 seconds and others. Mail client Gmail closed in my month on Mi 3 times ten, Chrome browser "stood" literally daily when I opened ten-fifteen tabs in it. I know - it's a lot, but other smartphones, including Meizu MX3 with Flyme, with such a load in Chrome copble, let it sometimes and with creak.

Competitors

The main competitor for Xiaomi Mi 3 is a MEIZU MX3 smartphone, both models have been presented at about the same time, have similar characteristics and now a similar price, although at the start of sales MX3 was more expensive than Mi 3.

On the side of Meizu MX3, more compact sizes at 0.1 "" "larger diagonal, the screen in the smartphone, respectively, is larger than in MI 3. Design - on an amateur and there and there, I like the front side of the MX3 and the" back "in Mi 3. The strong side of the Meizu MX3 is a high-quality sound in headphones and "licked", a stable shell Flyme, while Xiaomi Mi3 is good little in everything - a practical body, a good camera, a good display, a worthy time of work.

Conclusion

For the month of using Xiaomi Mi 3 as the main smartphone, I did not have problems with the quality of network reception, and the only annoying minus device to which I consider it necessary to pay attention is the instability of MIUI in some situations. To this you need to be ready. The volume of the spoken speaker in MI 3 is slightly above average, there is a small supply. The call speaker is medium in volume. The vibrating alert is good, felt even if the device lies in the jacket.

In Russia, Xiaomi Mi 3 16 GB costs an average of 13,000 rubles. Exactly the same price is now on Meizu MX3, so after about six months, these models equal in price. For this money, you get a smartphone with a high-quality 5 "FullHD screen, based on a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 platform, with a 13 MP camera, in a practical polycarbonate case. Yes, Mi 3 is large, and the stability of MIUI still raises questions, but the flagship of Xiaomi, definitely, succeeded. And now his purchase looks even more justified than at the time of the start of sales, it seems to me. The price fell, MIUI became a little more stable, and the top six months ago "Iron" during this time almost did not lose the relevance.

Description:

Class: Smartphone
Form factor: monoblock
Case materials: plastic (polycarbonate)
Operating system: Android 4.4.2, MIUI V5
Network: GSM / EDGE, UMTS / HSDPA
Processor: quad-core, 2.3 GHz, on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 platform
RAM: 2 GB
Memory for data storage: 16/64 GB (no memory cards)
Interfaces: Wi-Fi (A / B / G / N / AC), Bluetooth 4.0, MicroUSB connector (USB 2.0, HDMI support, USB-OTG) for charge / synchronization, 3.5 mm for headset
Screen: Capacitive (10 touch), IPS matrix from LG Go SHARP, Diagonal 5 ", resolution 1920x1080 Points, automatic adjustment of the backlight level
Camera: 13 MP with autofocus and flash, video is written in 1080p, front 2 megapixel camera
NAVIGATION: GPS (A-GPS support), GLONASS
Additionally: accelerometer, light sensor, approximation sensor, gyroscope, magnetimeter (compass)
Battery: Li-Ion capacity of 3050 mAh
Dimensions: 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
Weight: 145

Xiaomi Mi3 Overview

Smartphone Xiaomi Mi3 -model old and deserved. Announced in the year before last than the flagship at that time, not such a famous Chinese manufacturer immediately conquered a lot of admirers and a bunch of laudatory feedback from lucky who had time to buy a model at the beginning of sales. Since then, a lot of time has passed, Xiaomi has already managed to release two generations of flagships, (we are about the last), but the old model continues to be sold. And taking into account the fact that the price of Xiaomi Mi 3 has managed to quickly fall, this mobile phone still remains an interesting offer for those who want to buy a high-performance device for not very big money.

The model that fell to us for testing is accurate name Xiaomi Mi 3.W,the last letter in the title means that the smartphone supports WCDMA networks.

Characteristics

The technical characteristics of Xiaomi Mi3 W today, of course, are already far from outstanding. However, in its parameters, the smartphone can still be successfully moving with many middle-class models.

Specifications Xiaomi Mi3 Overview


Number of SIM cards:
	5 "IPS, 1920 × 1080, Pix.

CPU:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, 4 cores, 2300 MHz
RAM:
Built-in memory:	16 GB, without expansion
Wireless Interfaces:	Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
	13 MP Main, 2 MP Frontal
Battery:
	144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm

2 GB RAM today put in many smartphones that are cheaper than the hero of our review twice. And 16 GB of the main memory, which cannot be increasing with the help of an external flash drive, are unlikely to cause positive feedback from users. But the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, the high-spirited battery and the Full HD screen clearly play Xiaomi Mi 3W. You can buy a model from 16 GB on board at the beginning of 2015 at the price of 4800 UAH, which is approximately $ 260 of US dollars. A lot, but we need to take into account that this is still the former flagship, with the appropriate approach of the manufacturer towards the possibilities of his child.

Description

The Xiaomi Mi3 is supplied. Review in the usual cardboard box for this manufacturer with a minimum useful for the non-playing-speaking information buyer (although the main characteristics on the sticker are present). In the box itself, in addition to a mobile phone, you can detect a meager set of accessories and instructions:

Charger without adapter for European sockets;

USB cable;

Instructions in Chinese;

Clip to extract the tray on the SIM card.

The Xiaomi Mi3 W design will appeal primarily to men. This is a strict dark gray rectangle with sharp corners, not shaking any delights in the exterior. However, such a rigor bribes, at least, if you appreciate solidity in your mobile phone, appearance Xiaomi Mi 3W you should like.

Taking a large five-year-old smartphone in hand, Zraza notice the opposite side of such a design. The sharp corners (in particular, the right lower, if you are right-hander), it is unpleasant to rest in the palm, and use the Xiaomi Mi 3W one hand is completely inconvenient. The rounded edges and alternate at the corners of models with a more traditional design definitely won on ergonomics from our activity.

The front panel, the sensor of which is covered with a protective glass, demonstrates us the entire necessary set of elements. At the top above the display are the logo of the sensors, a neat grille of the spoken speaker and the front chamber's eyes. Present I. led indicator events. Under the screen - three highlighted touch buttons "Menu", "Home" and "Back".

The top and bottom face of the mobile phone is absolutely flat, which is not as often. The top end posted a tray on a SIM card, a 3.5 headphone connector and an additional microphone microrekeeper.

On the right end there are hardware buttons for adjusting the volume and turn on the device. They are pressed clearly, the finger is comfortable.

The left end is empty.

A wide lattice is detected on the bottom face, under which the microphone and the main speaker of the mobile phone are located in the center. Left in the corner is a Micro-USB connector.

The back cover of Xiaomi Mi 3W is worn, so the battery will not be able to change if necessary. It is made of matte plastic, quite ordinary to the touch. At least, in his mind, no, even in the past, "premium" smartphone is not felt. In the upper left corner neatly placed the eyes of the main chamber and the dual outbreak LED.

Due to the fact that the design of the smartphone is intimidable, Xiaomi Mi 3W does not creak and does not be the backup with an effort applied to the body. Problems In the assembly of our experimental, we could not find it, and for the quality of manufacture, this model deserves the best reviews.

Screen

The 5-inch Xiaomi Mi3 W display, as it believes in the class, has a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. The quality of his picture is very good, to find fault here is nothing to do, after all, this is the former flagship of the manufacturer. The screen is read under any viewing angles, and its range of brightness adjustment will allow you to comfortably work with a smartphone both in bright light and in complete darkness. Such a low minimum brightness of the display, admit, we did not meet before.

Touchscreen can be configured to work in gloves, for this there is a special option. The sensor is covered with a protective glass resistant to scratches. Coloring when default settings natural for the eye, the screen does not "shout" with flowers to the user. Touchscreen supports 10 simultaneous presses.

Iron

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 + Adreno 330 Graphic Accelerator and today provide excellent performance in any tasks. It is difficult to imagine that there will be a user who will miss the speed of Xiaomi MI3.

The smartphone interface is instantly responding to any actions, programs are started very quickly, it does not slow down and does not hang anything. Even the resource-intensive maps type applications, browser with many open windows or player with Full HD video will not make you nervously pauses in work.

Of the 16 GB of the main memory in the smartphone, the user is available about 12, which may seem quite insufficient in 2015. It is impossible to expand it, the flash card slot in Xiaomi Mi 3W is absent. We write it in the cons of the device.

In synthetic performance tests Xiaomi Mi 3W showed the following results: Antutu Benchmark - 42209 points, 3D Mark Ice Storm Unlimited - 19278 points.

Other parameters

Under the flagship and the quality of the implementation of other parameters of the hero of our review. The sound is true, it is impossible to be called super-high-quality. It is replete mainly by medium frequencies, and the volume is located on a regular level for the average smartphone.

But the wireless modules pleased. Wi-Fi has shown excellent reception quality, one of the best among us in the editorial board on smartphones tests. Also pleased the speed of communication with satellites and the accuracy of the GPS module. Chips from Qualcomm have always been famous for the quality of this component.

Camera

To the functionality of the camera interface of their mobile phones Xiaomi has always been responsible, giving the user to the maximum, and Xiaomi MI3W is no exception. It is possible to configure in the camera application almost everything, including even an exposure on which the smartphone will take a photo, as well as the method of determining the exposure. Actually, possibilities Xiaomi. MI 3W According to the modes and capabilities of setting photos and video, no inferior is inferior from ordinary digital soaps.

The quality of the main chamber is also very pleased. If the frame is sufficiently light, photos and video from the main chamber are excellent, with high detail and minimum noise in shades. Very clearly works out the flash, without transmitting objects near. Also, Xiaomi Mi 3W has good opportunities for macros. Compared to 13 megapixel modules inexpensive Chinese, the Xiaomi Mi 3W camera has noticeably higher quality.

Frontal 2-megapixel camera does not shine quality, but she has other tasks. For video call, the capabilities of this module is quite quite.

Examples of photo:

Example video:

Firmware

As you know, Xiaomi independently develops MIUI firmware for its devices, and updates them regularly. Minor updates of firmware occur every Friday, but users often advise in their reviews not to be updated in this way, but wait for final updates that are more stable in work.

This entry we cite in connection with the fact that when after a certain period of testing we updated the firmware of our smartphone to the latest, along with this we got a number of problems. Among other things are the lack of Russian in the menu, as well as the impossibility of launching Google Play Market, before that perfectly worked.

If we consider the firmware with which the phone came to us for testing, then it is not particularly not what. The MIUI interface has a significantly richer functionality than regular Android, and its capabilities can be described for a very long time. Enthusiast mobile technology In thin interface settings, you can deal with a very long time, and the usual user will find here everything is the most needed right at hand. Pre-installed branded Xiaomi applications, such as media players, browser, mail. Satisfy many users, and to maintain something in addition to the system to the system is unlikely to have.

Battery

The Xiaomi Mi3W battery capacity of 3050 mA * hours demonstrates excellent autonomous performance, even despite the high-resolution screen and a powerful smartphone processor. It can be seen that the firmware MIUI is well optimized by energy efficiency. Even in the full load mode, with Wi-Fi enabled, the onternal use of the screen, the screen is hardly possible to plant the battery of this model for the working day. In splinning mode, the smartphone will work without any problems for two days.

In the Antutu Xiaomi Mi 3W battery test, the excellent 7000 points scored.

conclusions

Xiaomi MI3W and today remains very good smartphone. And although from the moment of its marketing, the manufacturer has already managed to change the already two flagship, our old man still remains a tempting offer for those who want to buy the capabilities of the top model at a reasonable price. On the side of Xiaomi Mi3 W - the quality of its manufacture, excellent performance, excellent screen, high-quality camera, autonomous performance.

If you compare Xiaomi Mi 3W with models from A-brands of a similar price, then their performance and parameters will be noticeably worse. Yes, and in comparable at the price of the model from Chinese manufacturers, Snapdragon 800 no one puts. The closest competitor looks Lenovo vibe. Z K910, but it costs just more expensive. What preferred is to judge you. We can fully confidently recommend buying Xiaomi Mi 3W to someone who do not chase novelties, but appreciates in smartphones speed and quality.

What did not like

Poor quality USB connector

What did you like

Powerful processor, good

What did not like

1) The camera is poor quality, in the video shooting mode, the focus is lost.
2) Corner body, sharp corners.
3) The screen opens out of the housing (I think it is easy to smash, although it fell out 5 times).

What did you like

1) Excellent system and update output every week (the phone will be relevant). 2) Good battery, grabs full day (capacity 3050). 3) Excellent filling (all applications and games will not slow down). 4) Good build quality. 5) the price (took to raise prices). 6) Quite a good screen. 7) quickly catches GPS satellites.

What did not like

Brightness in the sun is not enough

What did you like

Iron for tale money, screen, camera, battery.

What did not like

Communication quality, constantly loses the network

What did you like

Display, battery, miui

What did not like

What did you like

CPU

What did not like

No version 32GB. In the sun, the screen still lacks brightness. Many unnecessary Chinese programs have been installed. Bolshish in dimensions.

What did you like

Big bright screen. Powerful iron. price. Assembly. Battery. Sound. Camera. Miui branded envelope. Functional. Many sensors up to a barometer. GPS and GLONASS just a fairy tale.

What did not like

What did you like

Design, stuff

What did not like

The screen is brighter than below, since the LEDs are only from above (but it is not so much noticeable, but sometimes on a white background when reading is noticeable, and for me it is the most weightful jamb in this model.
I noticed it for the first or second day, but just understood it just yesterday, and all the joy and delight from the phone somewhere disappeared.
And to be honest because of this I am depressed.

What did you like

Does not lag, games too go without problems good communication, good battery - for 3 days of middle use (photo, video, little Ineta, calls) Charging enough, appearance, good viewing angles.

What did not like

The main disadvantage, all the rest are not fundamental !!! If the phone fell and the glass broke, then write gone! Immediately stops the touch, and expensive details, change the glass with the screen of 7 thousand. Just the glass will not change

What did you like

Lightweight, beautiful, fast, without lags, new MIUI 6

What did not like

Very disappointed camera. It seems that there is no component responsible for stabilization image. Snapshots are not clear. The camera on samsung with an 8 MP matrix takes better than the Xiaomi Mi3 camera in 13 Mp.
There is also such a lag. Run the calculator built into the shell and throws you on the initial screen. The same happens with the built-in radio. The calculator was demolished and replaced on another. And I don't know what to do.

What did you like

Everything flies. Good battery. Excellent solution - MIUI shell, and service associated with MIUI. Antute Benchmark issued the best result in 35344.

What did not like

Perhaps this time of work. Not a collapsible body, this is a plus and minus of this unit, the inability to change the battery as a result. No slot for microSD cards. Incomprehensible tabs of the Power Settings tab, if you put energy saving, the phone does not turn off the 3 kernels, and simply lowers the frequency of the first core, and the rest remain at 2265 MHz, during normal mode, all 4 kernels operate at a peak frequency 2265 MHz, then everything is more interesting, Performance (Performance), 4 kernels on the peak frequency also work, but Antutu gives out, hold on, 25000?! I'm sorry, what?! What it is? But this is of course a little thing. Of course, it is worth noting a rather strong heating of the upper left corner of the phone (near the MI logo), especially in heavy games. Just the disgusting covers, it is quite difficult to find a normal case, just just make me raging these plastic "baths" in which you need to put a smartphone. It is also worth noting not very good optimization of GTA San Andreas, which, although it works on Max, but an average of 40 FPSs that sometimes searched to 25. Probably one of the shortcomings for many will be the location of the dynamics, it is on the bottom face and it is easy Close up. Sometimes when the Glove Mode is turned on, there are phantom touch of sensor, to be treated with locking and unlocking smartphone.

What did you like

Of course this is the price, just 13450 rubles, it is worth noting the magnificent firmware MIUI 5, with which no android smartphone can compete, a beautiful 5.5 inches full HD display from Sharp (I caught this), power Snapdragon 800ab, Adreno 330, (Note 3 \u003d d) nervously smokes on the sidelines, I really liked the design, it is like Nokia Lumia, but on Nokia is WP 8, which I don't like at all, I would like to mention gPS operation, With a cold start, looking for satellites 10-15 seconds, not a collapsible body, because of this, no backlats, however, if you knock down a slightly to your fingers in the area of \u200b\u200bthe buttons, it is heard rattling. The work time is controversial, on the one hand, it is enough for a day, but it is frankly little. Because I have it english As the main thing, I do not like stupid translations through Promt, all firmware are correct. Camera 13 MP with a double flash, 2 GB RAM LPDDR3.

What did not like

Weak maximum display brightness. The camera often makes blurred pictures (although it may be bad with the settings)

What did you like

Pleasant to the touch plastic, minimalistic design. The firmware is very thoughtful and convenient, more convenient than iOS (did not expect). Powerful iron, it does not slow down, despite the fact that the firmware eats a lot of memory (almost 1 gig). Very easy for their dimensions.

What did not like

Design ..... I want to hide in the case and faster, but the covers are normal on it only in China

What did you like

The first phone on Android (from the seven branded .. in the personal use .. ruthlessly sold for endless shoals and glitches) from which it does not turn away! Of course, the firmware! In general, I will not even exit the iron and execution everything is ok

What did not like

When shooting a video, a rather bad sound, an automatic update, although it is good, but tatt "surprises", when you find out that the phone has rebooted and requires to enter a pin code (i.e., the phone has been disabled for others) - but it is treated by the autoappite . Sometimes it starts to work by itself (the software is buggy - maybe it is only me). It is treated by disconnecting the screen and turning on it back (or the "Home" button).

What did you like

The battery holds pretty good, excellent assembly, GPS is fast, the screen is excellent clear, good sound in headphones, excellent packaging, permanent automatic update, cool camera, lies well in hand.

What did not like

As not strange, but powerful iron has the opposite direction when Snapdragon 800 works on maximum productivity The device is greatly heated and charges in front of the eyes, with what it is not necessary for the game to be super demanding to the gland.

What did you like

Stylish housing, screen, miui firmware, powerful iron. Quickly running satellite navigationquickly connects to wifi points

Already in the distant 2013, Xiaomi only tried to entrenched the smartphone market, and therefore did not have the right to make a mistake. Therefore, Xiaomi 3 was represented by a telephone with an aluminum-magnesium case and a 5-inch Full HD-covered with glass Gorilla Glass 3.

Equipment

A few years ago, Xiaomi produced all its products in packaging from recycled materials. There was even a demonstration how strong the cardboard box, withsting the weight of several people, turned out. However, inside everything is modestly - in addition to the smartphone, we get a charger, microusb cable, how paper instructions and a clip to extract the SIM card tray.

Design

Before Xiaomi Mi3, all other smartphones can be bolded to be called unpleasant, since Xiaomi tried to produce maximum inexpensive models. The side result was the fact that there are few people who could notice in the market. Finally, the situation has changed and MI-3 showed what a stateput could be.

Now the smartphone received not only interesting characteristics, but also a fairly recognizable design, as well as better case materials.

Basically here we see polycarbonate, which mostly uses most of the manufacturers. Plus this material is that the body does not collect fingerprints, and scratches will be almost not noticeable. The material is durable, but slippery and wet hands better smartphone Do not keep - can slip out.

Designers Xiaomi decided not to invent the bike and Xiaomi Mi 3 got a neat body without unnecessary parts. Outwardly, it is pretty much reminiscent of Lumia line phones or even Nokia devices.

The device although it turned out reliable and simple, but its dimensions are far from compactness. With a 5-inch screen, the phone became one of the largest. He has almost the same dimensions that Galaxy S5, but unlike our device, smartphone Samsung. It has smooth lines and curved angles, and the form of the MI3 housing visually makes it more.

Above the display are front-camera, Communication mesh, sensors of approximation and lighting, as well as a diode for notifications.

Under the 5-inch screen, there is a series of touch buttons - back, home and menu. Long clicking on any of them opens the recent manner of running applications. In the settings, you can slightly change the parameters of "long press".

The keys have adjustable backlight.

On the right end is the power button and the volume adjustment rocker. To the touch, you can easily find them, press easily.

On the upper face, the tray for the SIM card is unexpected, 3.5 AUX headset connector and microphone perforated grille.

At the bottom of the case installed microUSB connector and the main speaker, which is hidden for perforation.

Display

The Xiaomi Mi3 screen received a 5-inch IPS matrix with Full HD permit. Pixel density is 441PPI. Depending on the assembly plant, MI3 can be with a display from Sharp or LG. ABOUT protective glass So far, you can argue - this is either Gorilla Glass 3, or Dragontail. The main thing is that the glass performs its function and securely protects the display. The sensor is high-quality, reacts to touch even in gloves, recognizes up to 10 touches at the same time.

The image on the screen is displayed qualitatively. Review angles are close to ideal for IPS matrix. Detailing high, fonts are smooth. In the settings, you can set one of several column temperature and saturation options.

With bright sunlight, the picture remains readable and bright. Automatic adjustment of the brightness of the screen is not always perfect, therefore it is better to set the convenient level manually.

Performance

At the moment release Xiaomi. MI3 received one of the fastest processors - Snapdragon 800, which has repeatedly appeared in other top smartphones. Therefore, even LG G2 became a competitor for Xiaomi Mi-3. As for the performance of our smartphone, we are interested in seeing the results of work in different modes. Here in the MI3 settings there is a choice of work - a productive, balanced or energy efficient.

In the maximum mode, the processor begins to work at a frequency to 2.3 GHz, at minimum, to save the charge - the frequency is cut to 1 GHz. If the system works in standby mode, then the minimum frequency will be about 0.3 GHz.

Results of Xiaomi Mi3 in benchmarks:

Antutu v4.x - 34317;
Geekbench v3 - 966/2976;
Mobile XPRT 2013 - 238/70.

As a result, we see that according to the results of the tests of MI3, we distribute competitors and perfectly reveals its potential in real conditions. In graphic tests, the smartphone is also not bad, but it is far from the flagships. The main thing is that the capacity of the platform is enough for most modern tasks.

Note that with a strong load, the smartphone will be very hot, not only rear panel. Because of this, you will have to include a balanced mode of operation as often.

Specifications Xiaomi Mi3

Manufacturer	Xiaomi.
Model	Xiaomi Mi 3.
Date Announcement	2013, September.
Network support	GSM / HSPA.
- 2G.	GSM 850/900/1800 / 1900
- 3G.	HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
Bluetooth	v4.0, A2DP.
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N, Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, Access Point
Dimensions	144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm (5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches)
Weight	145 g (5.11 ounce)
Accumulator battery	Failure, Li-Ion 3050 Mach
Display	(~ 65.0% of the Surface of the Smartphone)
- Permission	1080 x 1920 pixels (~ 441 ppi)
CPU	Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800
- CPU frequency	Quad-Core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
- graphics	Adreno 330.
Memory	16/64 GB, 2 GB of operational
USB	microUSB V2.0, USB Host
Camera	Photo / Video.
- Main	13 MP, F / 2.2, 28mm, Autofocus, Double LED Flash
- Frontal	2 MP, F / 2.2, [Email Protected]
Operating system	Android OS, V4.3 (Jelly Bean), with updating to V4.4.2 (Kitkat), Planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Camera

Xiaomi MI3 received the main 13 megapixel CMOS camera with aperture F / 2.2 and a double LED flash. You can set the desired level of brightness, permissions, ISO values, clarity, exposure. All this is configured for a couple of taps. Also in manual mode, you can choose one of three focus options, white balance and effects.

As for the quality of shooting, the day of the photo is obtained by high-quality. Also please macro photos. But with bad conditions, the camera issues weak results.

Sharpness of photos is good, you can also photograph text. Noise reduction works well, shadows do not have artifacts and noise. Detailing begins to suffer only with weak lighting. You can safely use the HDR shooting mode, in which the Xiaomi Mi3 camera opens its qualities - sharpness is excellent, color reproduction and saturation are good.

The front camera has a resolution of 2 megapixels and it will be used only for simple self-selphic photos.

Xiaomi MI3 removes video with a resolution to 1080p, there is software stabilization of the image. Video is written in MP4 format, AAC codec, sound - AAC LC, 96 kbps, stereo.

Operating system

As usual, the MIUI firmware is installed on Xiaomi smartphones. This is one of the best alternatives for Android. Unfortunately, in the standard version of the firmware on MI3 there is no support for the Russian language. You manually have to do with Russification or install a custom assembly. For lazy there is an installation option third-party keyboard With Russian layout.

MIUI has no preset google services. Everything is solved using googleInstaller.

MIUI shell as simple and convenient as possible, we get unlimited interface setup capabilities, mass useful featuresInaccessible in stock android.

The Xiaomi Mi3 firmware is based on the MIUI shell, with corrected children's sicks that were on previous models of smartphones.

Battery

Despite the plastic case, the back cover of Xiaomi Mi3 is non-removable, which makes it difficult to access the rechargeable battery. Its capacity is 3050 mAh, from standard charging up to 100% charging for 2.5 hours.

results xiaomi tests MI3 for battery life in different scenarios:

3G conversation mode - 25 hours;
mobile Internet 3G - 21 hours;
off screen and continuous playback of music - 50 hours;
standby mode - 500 hours;
reading mode, balanced mode - 12 hours;
reading mode, cost savings mode - 10 hours 50 minutes;
video playback mode, balanced mode - 9 hours;
video playback mode, saving charge - 9.5 hours;
game mode in EPIC, balanced mode - 4.5 hours;
the game mode in EPIC, saving charge - 5.5 hours.

As we see, usually in energy efficient mode, we get an additional hours of work.

Video - Review Xiaomi Mi3

RESULTS

pros

high performance;
good battery life;
high-quality screen;
the camera relieves well with good lighting;
high-quality assembly.

minuses

slippery plastic case;
far from the most compact;
non-removable battery;
heats under load.

This smartphone is ideal for those who are looking for a phone for every day. He keeps the charge well, the performance is enough for any tasks. The only serious minus - Xiaomi MI3 initially received not the most stable firmware, on which the applications were "departed". The only option is to immediately upgrade to the final version of MIUI or establish a stable custom firmware.

Smartphone can compete with top smartphones in some comparisons. For quite a small money, we get a high-quality phone with a 5-inch full HD screen and one of the rapid Snapdragon 800 processors. You can close your eyes on the design, since Xiaomi made redesign towards the originality only in the following models.

The Chinese market of mobile phones has developed a curious situation. For a long time Only ultra-owned, almost unparalleled models are associated with China. But literally a few years ago, a few startups with powerful smartphones have arisen in the imbalance.

Xiaomi, Meizu and Oppo, not particularly taking care of marketing, managed to create a reputation for manufacturers of beautiful, functional and, importantly, reliable devices. Get the smartphone top-level cheaper products of world brands - an attractive offer for any user.

It is not surprising that the Internet also appears information on fantastically high demand for the models of the "three tigers" of the Asian segment of "smart phones". Many believe that actually unlucky companies managed to lose the nose to the Mastyatnaya vendors like SAMSUNG or Sony.

Packaging

This time we decided to separately tell about the packaging, it is very noteworthy. In Xiaomi, we definitely decided not to spend a single extra cent on everything that does not apply to the smartphone directly. The MI3 box is made of cardboard, so thick that it looks like a tree.

Set - a sample of conciseness. Something similar in shape and content can be seen in Amazon products. In addition to the smartphone in the box, there is only a USB cable and "clip" for a SIM card tray. Neither the headphones, nor the charger, nevertheless other "unnecessaries".

Appearance

You can talk long and tediously about the program merits of some smartphone, but if its plastic essence does not change for years, and the design remains rounded-washed, no "gaze management" will not force the heart of a potential buyer. MI3 models are lucky. This apparatus has charisma. The wonderful appearance of the phone seems to demonstrate the user - here it is in all its glory, the best, perfect smartphone.

Of course, all this concerns individual tastes and addictions, but it seems to us that MI3 will like everyone. And it seems that there is nothing in it, which we have not seen before (there is something in the Chinese smartphone from different models of Nokia Lumia, you can spend parallels with Panasonic Eluga and flagship representatives Sony Xperia.). However, it is not in any way about plagiarism - MI3 is an absolutely independent product with a carefully thought out, stylisticly verified design that has its own "face".

From aesthetic point of view, the model could be called the most pretty of the presented smartphones if it were not for an annoying "deception." In Xiaomi, they tried very much to make the MI3 cover similar to the metal, but in fact it is made of plastic. While you do not take the device in your hand, it is not guessing that the rear panel is not made of aluminum. This, at least, concerns visiting us on testing a gray copy.

The quality of plastic seemed high to us. Xiaomi argue that the smartphone body is made of polycarbonate, like the flagship models of Nokia and Samsung. Some of those we gave to hold MI3, on the contrary, pointed to "cheap plastic" and suspected a silver coating in the fact that it will quickly get off. Here is another example of different flavors.

Both buttons - volume control and power on - metal. They are located on the right end of the device. Enjoy the keys is a pleasure, they are tactile, they are easily distinguishable on the rounded face, the moment of pressing is felt clear.

Xiaomi Mi3 and Nexus 5

Three touch control buttons are located under the display. The screen is noticeable speaker, front camera, light sensors and distances, multi-colored LED indicator, as well as a company logo. In the off state, the display is not entirely black, such as, for example, in the same iPhone 5 or Nexus 5, but with a light lilac shade. This slightly spoils the appearance of the device, since the matrix does not merge with the edging.

Unlike the rounded right and left sidewall, the lower and top faces are flat. Below is a wide external speaker, to the left of it - the port of MicroUSB. From above, in addition to the standard audio connector, a tray for the SIM card is located. Interestingly, in the era of Micro- and Nanosim, the MI3 developers preferred to the outdated standard of the usual SIM card.

The housing of the smartphone is monolithic, so it will not be possible to replace the battery. There is no slot for the memory card, so it is also impossible to expand the available volume.

The panel with the matrix and the protective display slightly performs above the case, so it is necessary to put the phone "face" down caution - despite the Gorilla Glass, the probability of scratching the screen exists.

The smartphone turned out the larger classmates. It is 5 mm longer than Meizu MX3 and almost a centimeter - Samsung Galaxy S4. Both competitor is the hero of today's review by almost 2 and 4 mm, respectively. But in the thickness of MI3 only a little inferior to the Korean device - 8.1 against 7.9 mm. All three devices weigh roughly the same, about 140.

Display

After acquaintance with top chinese smartphones It feels the feeling that the most high-quality matrices are obtained by these models created by companies, which are quite recently unknown.

The MI3 has a 5-inch IPS matrix with a resolution of 1080 × 1920 pixels (441 PPI). The display quality is excellent and reminds the screen recently tested by Meizu MX3.

In the settings, you can choose one of the three color temperature options and bright or standard saturation. The settings range is not a god of meaning what a wide, but allows you to adjust the image under your preferences.

Separately, it is worth noting a very responsive touch layer - the screen instantly responds to the slightest, almost aerial contact. In addition, you can activate the "gloves" mode, which works no worse than in the top representatives of the Nokia Lumia line.

The display and design MI3 are two main advantages of the smartphone from Xiaomi. It is gratifying that Chinese developers paid attention to those things about which many manufacturers forget or on which they are trying to save.

Sound

We rarely pay special attention to the audio inquiry of smartphones. Most often, the sound from the headphones can be called "sterile", but about external speakers and do not have to talk about - everything is already accustomed to loud, but screenshots and rattling sakes. Only occasionally there are exceptions in the form of HTC One.

Judging by the settings menu, in Xiaomi seriously worked on the MI3 music component. In addition to the equalizer in it, there is a function of improving the sound quality of the MISOUND. We have already seen something similar in some smartphones, including Taiwanese HTC.

After activating Misound in general, the sound in the headphones acquires saturation and depth. There are also settings for headphones, and three out of four concern the headset Xiaomi, none of whom we have, unfortunately. You can still activate profiles, but the quality of the playback of the tracks is clearly worsening. By the way, the control buttons in the headset from the iPhone in MI3 do not work.

The smartphone can be used as a music player - it is only necessary to buy not the cheapest headphones, activate Misound, turn on the "ordinary" profile and, if you want to "make an equalizer".

Camera

And in megapixels, and the quality of photos The MI3 model is a competitor in the face of Meizu MX3. At the same time, it is impossible to call the impeccable made by a 13 megapixel camera. Day Frames are obtained in excellent, there are sometimes problems with color reproduction - colors are shifted to a blue spectrum.

With a lack of lighting, some snapshots look as if they are twisted with a haze. Probably, the "noise" works. Strong grain, by the way, is really not observed.

The device received a very good photo module, whose capabilities are enough for mobile device. Nevertheless, there are smartphones capable of making better pictures - take, for example, Nokia Lumia 1520 or Samsung Galaxy S4.

Functionality

Those Android-smartphone users who like trying third-party launchers know that Miui from Xiaomi actually makes a completely different device from the usual "Google" device. The fact that MI3 works under android management 4.3, little means - anyway in Xiaomi will change the OS in the new firmware beyond recognition.

It should be noted that the Chinese developers weekly produce their launcher updates, "pulling up" to topical versions of the OS and complementing functionality. When the smartphone only appeared with us, he was based on Android 4.2. At the first connection to the network, the device suggested installing MIUI with Android 4.3, and at the end of the test, another assembly with minor modifications appeared.

The logic of the MIUI organization reminds iOS. There is also no separate menu with applications - all shortcuts and folders appear immediately on the desktop. However, in contrast to the "apple" platform, the brainchild Xiaomi boasts huge opportunities for customization. Here you have a lot of pre-installed wallpaper, and the ability to download them in a special directory, and different topics, and with a dozen transition effects, as well as the widest possibilities for settings of notifications and actions of keys (for example, using the "Back" button on the lock screen).

In the bottom panel UI, up to five application labels and even folders can be located. Initially, the user is available three desktops, and the leftmost is allocated to the search bar - right as in iOS 6. In this case, the program icons can be placed in the "search" window. In total desktops you can create as much as you like - we stopped counting on the fourth top ten.

The lock screen allows you to perform one of the four steps: Unlock your smartphone, open the dialer, messages, phone book, or run the camera. It all depends on which side to pull the round slider. If in background mode Plays a music player, the buttons to control them appear around the ring.

The MIUI Notifications Panel consists of two tabs. The first displays information about the latest actions and traffic, on the second - the so-called "switches", that is, quick settings (turn on / disable the "airplane" mode, block / unlock the auto-rotation, adjust the backlight levels, etc.).