Review of the Xiaomi Mi3 smartphone. New flagship Chinese manufacturer. Review Xiaomi MI3: Example for imitation or ordinary "cytone"? Specifications Xiaomi Mi3

In China, the Xiaomi brand is associated with high-quality equipment, and around the world is known as a manufacturer who can sell a couple of hundred thousand smartphones in a few minutes. At one time, the models, Xiaomi Mi2a and Xiaomi Red Rice already visited our editorial office. This time we consider a novelty based on the NVIDIA Tegra 4 - Xiaomi Mi3 system. The smartphone received a 5-inch Full HD-screen, a battery with a capacity of 3050 mA * h and learned to shoot in the RAW format.

From the lock screen, you can go to messages, calls, camera, desktop or in the notification panel. Desktop contains labels installed applications and widgets. There is no separate list. To view the latter running applications You need to hold the key home, you can immediately block the applications so that when you clean the memory, they are not unloaded or deleted all the current. To go to the menu with the widgets of the plug gesture. Folders are created by dragging labels on each other or from a row with widgets.

The notification panel allows you to configure the location of the items, its appearance, and the ability to call from the lock screen. The menu with settings consists of two bookmarks, in one there are abbreviated settings, in the second - complete.

Hardware platform

Xiaomi Mi3 is the first smartphone based on the NVIDIA Tegra 4 chip in our edition. The system-on-chip includes four Cortex-A15 cores with a frequency of 1.8 GHz, a kernel companion to work with uncomplicated tasks, 72-nuclear graphics accelerator, 2 GB of RAM and 16 or 64 GB of permanent memory. You can extend the memory at the expense of Flash drives connected via USB OTG adapter.

The performance of the new generation of NVIDIA chips in some applications reaches a three-time increase in comparison with NVIDIA Tegra 3. As shown by the benchmark, for Tegra 4 there are no impracticable tasks, although to the level Qualcomm Snapdragon. 800 does not reach a little.

The video player pleases the support of all popular video and audio codecs. If the sound volume is not enough, it can be increased by clicking on the penultimate item with hieroglyphs. Even below, there is a similar line with a familiar designation 3D - controversial functionality, it is unlikely that someone wants to watch 3D-video from a five-year screen, although when the smartphone is connected to the TV, not superfluous. Quality of sound and volume when using headphones at height, not to do something. This statement is true for music player. It is also endowed with good functionality, however, not all of its functions are easy to find. For example, to search for an equalizer you need to deepen in the debris of the settings, and to get there, you need to click on a small icon, the appearance of which does not fit with the sound settings.

Playing video files

Codec \\ title	FinalDestination.mp4	Neudergimie.mkv	Granturismo.mp4	Spartacus.mkv	Paralleluniverse.avi.
Video	MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920 × 798 29.99fps	MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920 × 816 23.98fps	MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920 × 1080 60fps, 19,7Mbit / s	Mpeg4 Video (H264) 1280 × 720 29.97fps	Mpeg4 Video (H264) 1280 × 536 24.00fps 2726kbps
Audio	AAC 48000HZ STEREO 96KBPS	MPEG Audio Layer 3 44100Hz Stereo	AAC 48000HZ STEREO 48KBPS	Dolby AC3 44100Hz Stereo	MPEG Audio Layer 3 44100Hz Stereo 256Kbps

Volume conversational speaker above average. In a noisy setting, it will be in principle. There is an opportunity to recording a conversation, with or without warning sound. The volume of multimedine dynamics is below average, it does not differ in quality.

Satellite search with A-GPS involved is 10 seconds, which you can not say about the search solely through the GPS. Smartphone minutes trying to determine the coordinates. To the rate of data exchange in the Wi-Fi-network there are no complaints, the quality of reception is also no complaints.

Autonomy and increased heating of smartphones on Tegra have always been their weak place. With the transition to a more perfect manufacturing process and 50% more capacious battery, it would be possible to expect to improve these indicators. In fact, there is no difference in autonomy between the predecessor smartphones. In economical mode, when the processor frequency is reduced to 1020 MHz, and the number of operating nuclei decreases to two, in Antutu Tester, the smartphone scored 589 points, worked on three and a half hours - quite well, that's just in the "Balance" mode, it is impossible to achieve such results. With everyday operation between the "Savings" and "Balance" regime, the difference in half a day, where in the first case the smartphone lives a month and a half, and in the second day.

Performance performance
Mode \\ model	Xiaomi Mi3.	Xiaomi Mi3 (Econ.)	LG Nexus 5 (ART)	LG G2.
Music	3%	1%	6%	4%
Reading	13%	13%	17%	11%
Navigation	24%	22%	23%	18%
View HD video	18%	17%	30%	15%
View HD video with YouTube	31%	30%	37%	27%
ANTUTU TESTER (Points)	—	589	386	419

In read mode, all wireless communications are disabled, including data transfer to mobile networkand the display brightness is 50% installed. When listening to music, automatic data synchronization, data transmission worked. Sound volume in headphones on 12 of 15 possible levels. All MP3 Music Format, 320 Kbps Bitrate. Navigation includes a route gasket in google Appendix Navigation. The brightness is exhibited by 50%, all communication data modules are disabled. When playing video active data transmission in the mobile network, the display brightness is installed by 50%, the sound volume in the headphones at 12 levels from possible 15. MKV video file format, resolution 1024x432 points, frame frequency 24.Video playback from YouTube was accompanied not only by work in wi-Fi network, but also active data transfer. The display brightness is 50% installed, the volume of sound in headphones on 12 out of 15 possible levels.

Display

The smartphone is equipped with a 5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1920x1080 points and a density of 441 PPI. The screen has wide viewing angles and the possibility of setting up the image, ranging from the level of saturation and ending with the degree of color temperature. Using a colorimeter, we found out that the optimal value of the color temperature is achieved when using the "standard", "natural" and "standard", "bright" modes. Brightness indicators are in the range from 6 to 356 kD / m². The first value allows you to comfortably work with a smartphone in a complete darkness, but the maximum brightness cannot be called high, although at this time of the year it is enough.

As for the factory screen calibration, then everything is more or less good. Color coverage is close to the SRGB value and practically does not depend on the selected settings. This can also be said about the gamma curve. In almost all cases, dark halftones are displayed darker, and light brighter, however, it is impossible to talk about it as a deficiency, since in most cases the amplitude does not go beyond the permissible framework.

Modes "Standard", "Natural"

Modes "Standard", "Cold"

Modes "Bright", "Natural"

Modes "Bright", "Warm"

Modes "Bright", "Cold"

Cameras

Xiaomi MI3 is the first Android-smartphone capable of shooting in the RAW format. Timegapixel pictures (such permission is used with the ratio of the side 16: 9) are obtained in size of 25.9 MB. In the settings, you can specify the manual ISO values, shutter speeds, white balance, focus mode. In addition, the camera can recognize QR codes.
Video abilities of the main and frontal chamber are similar. The main disadvantage is focusing.

In general, the camera allows you to get good photos (especially when used manual settings) And write a good video, however, to the level of the best camerafones Mi3 far. Perhaps developers will be able to pull up the quality, which will make Xiaomi Mi3 not just a Gikic smartphone, but also an excellent camera firm.

Examples of photos shot by a Xiaomi Mi3 smartphone

Xiaomi Mi3 smartphone video review

RESULTS

The cost of a smartphone for Ukraine, regardless of the color of the body, is 4500 UAH. For this money, the user receives one of the filed smartphones with an excellent 5-inch Full HD display, new features, performance at the level of the best solutions of other developers, high-quality hull with a metal frame, excellent sound in headphones, wide multimacy capabilities and one of the best Android shells.

Liked
+ Quality assembly
+ Sound in headphones
+ Camera capabilities
+ MIUI 5.0 shell
+ Performance
+ Autonomy
+ Screen
+ Support large number audio and video encodes

Did not like
- No support for UMTS networks (not relevant for version on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chip)
- Unbeatable multimedia speaker sound

Xiaomi MI3 smartphone is provided for testing Magic Mobile, www.magicmobile.com.ua

A type	Smartphone
Standard	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, TD-SCDMA
High-speed data transmission	GPRS, TD-SCDMA
SIM Card Type	Micro-Sim.
Number of supported SIM cards	1
Operating system	Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) + MIUI 5.0
Type of shell	monoblock
Keyboard type	on-screen entry
Gabarites, mm.	144 × 73.6 × 8.1
Mass, G.	145
Protection against dust and moisture	—
Accumulator battery	Li-Ion, 3050 mAh
Opening hours (manufacturer data)	there is no data
Diagonal, inches	5
Resolution	1920 × 1080.
Type of matrix	IPS.
PPI	441
Brightness adjustment sensor	+
Touch screen (a type)	touch (Capacitive)
Other	superior touch screen
CPU	NVIDIA Tegra 4 + GPU GeForce ULP (72 Core)
Type of kernel	Cortex-A15
Number of Cores	4
Frequency, GHz.	1,8
RAM, MB	2048
Built-in memory, GB	16/64
Slot expansion	—
Main camera, MP	13
Autofocus	+
Video shooting	1920x1280 Points, 30 K / s, HDR
Flash	lED
Front camera, MP	2
Wi-Fi	802.11 A / B / G / N
Bluetooth	4.0 (A2DP)
GPS.	+
Irda.	—
NFC.	+
Interface connector	USB 2.0 (MicroUSB, MHL)
MP3 player	+
FM radio	+
Yet	media Player, video telephony, A-GPS / GLONASS module, Google services, approximation and lighting sensors, gyroscope, electronic compass, social networks

Over time, comprehend android smartphones is becoming harder and harder. They are bastards, everything is almost the same! Constantly catch yourself thinking that this very phrase about the camera / processors / screens you have already printed two hundred, no less. Therefore, any features, as well as glitches, perceive as Manna Heavenly.

RAM - 2 GB, freely at rest is slightly less than half. It seems that the branded shell here is quite voracious.

Flash memory - 16 or 64 GB, no memory card support. I had a device for 16 GB, of which are available for use of about 12.5 GB.

Sensors. Many sensors. Small familiar set - accelerometer, approximation sensor, light sensor. The first circle of expansion of a small usual set is a gyroscope and compass. An unprecedented bun is a barometer. A very rare guest - a thermometer. The thermometer, however, some strange. In his opinion, I'm in the room now slightly for thirty degrees. I sit in woolen socks ...

Communication with the outside world

Mobile 3G-Internet works without problems.

Wi-Fi is a dual-band, sees grids and 2.4 and 5 GHz. The sensitivity is medium, there are no problems at speed.

Bluetooth version 4.0.

NFC - Yes, there is.

Connecting to a USB computer - in MTP mode. No Mass Storage.

Connection external devices (USB-OTG) - possibly.

Video output (MHL) No.

Screen

Very high-quality five-year IPS-screen with FullHD resolution (1080x1920). One Glass Solition (Lack of air interlayer between glass and matrix), high-quality oleophobic coating - all at the highest level. About the viewing angles and there is nothing to say - all corners of the corners!

It is possible to adjust the color temperature - from "warm" (6700K) to "cold" (8100K). Panishness, my taste, but the balletness is pleasant. And the eye is distinguishable. What I can not say about the possibility of changing the "saturation" of colors - there are two modes - "bright" and "standard". To see the difference between them, my eyes failed.

The screen is quite bright, although not a record holder (360 kD / m2). Excellent contrast - 1000: 1. It was very pleased with the minimum brightness - only about 5 cd / m2 for white, which makes it possible to use the smartphone in the closets without any problems, under beds and in dark rooms in the black cats.

On the bright sunlight, the smartphone screen also behaves well.

Color coverage - 96% SRGB, if you say this about something.

The sensor is not bad, clear. There were no problems with him. Multitach on 10 (apparently) simultaneous touch. Although for some reason I have been placed on the screen at the same time all ten fingers never succeeded. Maximum - nine. Losing former flexibility ...

The sensor supports work in gloves (you need to turn on in the settings). Sensitivity is not perfect, but you can live. Answer the call or even dial the number is completely real. What is funny, in gloves, multitouch works significantly worse - more than two simultaneous touches to me with my hands in gloves did not succeed.

Operating system and other software

I have come to my smartphone installed operating system Android 4.3 JLS36C Jelly Bean plus sheath MIUI-5.4.11.

As far as I know, all sorts of firmware options for MI 3 set, but I did not experiment with them.

What is strange. I have repeatedly met the mention that Mi 3 come to people in the form not too adapted for our country - without the support of the Russian language and without google services. Nevertheless, the apparatus came to me was completely Russified and all sorts of Google Play on it were also already stood. How it happened - I do not know. I do not exclude that in the Foxmall store, from where the device came, is carried out by pre-sale preparation.

Yet again. Mentioned that root access was easy. But I did not meet that he was "out of the box." Nevertheless, he is. We find the service "Service", in it - "permissions" and turn on the "superuser" (initially it was turned off).

Impressions from MIUI? Fun shell, suitable. Many little things. As a rule, pleasant. Type of blurring background when opening folders. Or the speed of the Internet in the upper status bar. Or funny transition effects when turning tables.

MIUI chip - no general list of all-all applications. Sorry, it is somehow more convenient for me. And so you have to teach yourself to order, carefully lay out applications in folders ... Although there is no, retain. You can install AppDrawer software, drag it to the bottom line and - here it is a complete list of applications! You can not steam and leave desktops in the state of the usual permanent mess.

Pre-installed software? You know, it is practically no. All hieroglyphic cleaned under the root of an unknown good man. From non-standard - a certain kuaipan is installed ("Your Internet Disk"). There is a micloud, some micredits ...

It is unusual that there is no pre-installed software from Google - nor YouTube nor cards. However, all this joy, if necessary, in two minutes are set from Google Play. Checked, joy does not resist, works without problems.

Battery

Battery capacity - 3050 mAh, which for a five-ying machine, agree, a lot.

Three power modes - "productive", "balanced" and "energy-saving". I made all the measurements on a "balanced" mode, which is set by default.

The average test result is 130% of the reference, for which Galaxy S4 is received. Very worthy. Of course, with heavy toys, high-resolution video films and the likes of such things, discharge the device before dinner without any problems. Especially if you unscrew the brightness to the maximum. But with more or less reasonable use schemes to live to the evening, Mi 3 should calmly.

Charging time by the native charger (5V, 1A) - about three hours.

Video - to FullHD. Quality is also not outstanding.

Front camera - 2 megapixel (1920x1080). Compared to modern five-megapixel modules of front cameras, quality, of course, frankly so-so. But for video dealers, it will take away, of course.

Positioning

Chinese company Xiaomi. Not the first year on the market, which began with an inexpensive smartphone based on Miui, the project has already grown into something more, today Xiaomi is smartphones in several price categories, a tablet, a TV prefix, a 4D-inch 3D TV and a variety of branded accessories, starting with 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 batchs for a matter of hours take out the dealers and are then released to the market at higher 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 flagship 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 can not 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 most large smartphones with a five-fashioned 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 the Opening Action Manager Open Application Manager or the current program closing action. 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 independently choose the distance on which focus will be made, now this opportunity is in hTC Camera One (M8), 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 indicators autonomous work:

• 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. In the review we are talking About the model based on Snapdragon 800 (8274ab) with a quad-core processor 2.3 GHz and Adreno 330 graphics. In the device 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of built-in flash memory for storing user data, the microSD card is not provided. There is a version with 64 GB of internal memory.

Speed xiaomi works MI 3 is on one step with new flagships 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). With Wi-Fi module no problems, it works 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 Google maps are installed. However, if you wish, you can download any application for navigation.

Text input

Basic Keyboard in Xiaomi Mi 3 - Standard Android 4.x. There are also there alternative keyboard With the possibility of adding your own dictionary and choose the topic of registration. 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 I bought a smartphone with MIUI on board, you get the opportunity almost unlimited thin setting Devices 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, and so on.

"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's 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, browser Chrome. "Stick" 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 - smartphone Meizu. MX3, both models were presented at about the same time, possess 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 With 0.1 "" larger diagonally, the screen in the smartphone, respectively, is larger than in MI 3. Design - on an amateur and there, I like the front side of the MX3 and the "back" in Mi 3. The strong side of Meizu MX3 - qualitative 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

In the mobile device market, the Chinese company "Xiaomi" today is not newcomer and is known in all over the world with its quality reliable products, especially this concerns the budget line of smartphones. But 5 years ago, when she just strengthened her position, it was impossible. It was at the time that was presented new smartphone Xiaomi Mi 3, characterized metal case, big screen and good characteristics.

Equipment

The first packages for their products company "Xiaomi" manufactured from recycled materials, demonstrating consumers the strength of a cardboard box capable of withstanding the weight of several people. This suggests that the mobile device in such a container is perfectly withstanding transportation. This model The smartphone is packed in a standard unpainted branded box, on the cover of which there is a logo of the company in the upper right corner.

In addition to the phone, there is an instruction manual, a warranty card, a device for recharging a device (without an adapter), a USB wire and a clip that helps remove the SIM card from the slot.

Design

Smartphone Xiaomi 3 (so-called products of this brand Network users) Weighs only 143 grams during dimensions: 144x74x8.1 mm. For the manufacture of the main body, the manufacturer used plastic painted in silver color. Appearance The phone is stylish, performed in the classic version. The front panel is closed with tempered glass Gorilla Glass, reliably protecting the device from scratches. According to the tests conducted for the month of use, the device on the glass did not find a single scratch, which pleasantly surprises and pleases the owners of the smartphone. The glass is framed by plastic insert of black color, on which the company's brand sign made in silver color is applied in the left right corner. The sensors of approximation and illumination are located a little right, in the center there is a small slot for a conversational speaker, following him front-camera and multicolor LED.

Under the screen, as in all models of Xiaomi smartphones, the touch control buttons are placed with automatically turning backlight.

Metal-made keys for locking the phone and control the volume are installed on the side edge of the case.

In an unusual place for Device Xiaomi is a SIM card slot. In this model, it is located on the upper end of the case. On the sides of it there is an additional microphone and headphone entrance.

In the lower end, the grille is visible, under which there was a place for the main microphone and the external speaker. In the left corner - the connector under the USB cable.

Block of the main chamber and a double LED flash are on the back of the phone - in the upper left corner.

Smartphone Xiaomi Mi 3 produces a pleasant impression. Despite the fact that the body is made of plastic, the material is high-quality, the assembly is made at the level, squeaks and rooting is not observed.

Xiaomi Mi3 Phone Display

The phone has a 5-inch Full HD screen (resolution of 1920x1080 points). Thanks to this, the picture on the screen has high accuracy and excellent detail. The display is simultaneously able to support 10 touches. It has a special feature that simplifies the work of the user in gloves. The screen matrix is \u200b\u200bmade using IPS technology, which speaks of good corners of the device, even with large deviations from the vertical and horizontal.

The glass has a mirror-glossy surface and is equipped with an anti-reflective filter, which is quite effective. Between the screen and the surface of the liquid crystal matrix, the air layer is absent. Therefore, the two-reflected objects are practically observed. A oleophobic coating is applied on the glass, repelled fat stains, dirt and dust. The display brightness is configured both automatically and manually.

Performance

In the Xiaomi Mi 3 smartphone installed snapdragon chipset 800, operating on 4 cores with a frequency reaching 2.3 GHz. In a pair, the Adreno 330 graphics processor works with him. The device works in three modes:

• balanced;
• energy saving;
• productive.

With everyday tasks phone Xiaomi. MI3 copes well, even pulls games without any problems. From the opposite side for the floor hours of games, it is quite heated. In this case, it is difficult to interrupt the game, not to mention to lean the device to the ear for conversations.

Specifications Xiaomi Mi3

Overview software Xiaomi Mi3. Manages smartphone operating android system 4.2 with the MIUI branded shell version 5.0. The phone supports a cellular link 2 and 3 g, comments on access to the Internet and the work of voice communication. RAM is equal to 2GB, internal - 16 GB. Navigation block Supports Glanss and GPS. Accuracy and speed with which the smartphone determines the coordinates at a high level. Embedded FM Radio also takes out no headphone signals of strong stations, there are them in the phone automatic search and storage list. Built-in bluetooth modules and Wi-Fi work correctly, without complaints, allowing the owner of the phone to transmit the necessary files .

Camera

The quality of the received photos using the main 13 megapixel chamber, which is equipped with a smartphone Xiaomi Mi 3, outstanding it is impossible. When shooting from one point, one frame of four will be lubricated, but it turns out and quite good pictures. Settings in the device more than enough. Using a frontal 5 megapixel chamber for selfie does not really please the owner mobile device. But for video deals, it is quite suitable.

Battery and charging

The smartphone is equipped with a non-removable capacity of 3050 mAh. Without additional charging, the phone can work all day. In this case, Wi-Fi is turned on, 1-2 hours goes to read, from 3 to 5 hours - on listening to music, 40-60 minutes are given calls. These are good autonomy. But if you load the device with strong toys and watching movies, it will last about 4-5 hours.

Xiaomi Mi3 prices

RESULTS

Smartphone Xiaomi Mi 3 suits people who do not greatly load the device. They are enough to use it as a phone, viewing pages on the Internet, links with close people.

pros

You can highlight such advantice advantages:

• good performance;
• big screen;
• decent autonomy;
• high build quality;
• good sound.

Minuses

• large percentage of body heating;
• non-removable battery;
• no support for UMTS networks.

Characteristics

Appearance

CPU

Graphic processor

Battery

Rear camera

Number of Megapixels Camera (MP)	13
Photographing resolution (pixel)	1920 x 1080.
Format	Yes
Photo list	441 PPI
Type of photo message	Double LED
Photographing settings	Yes
Autofocus	Yes
Face detector	Yes
Viewfinder	Yes
Exposition	Yes
Face detection	yes
Preview	Yes
Video shooting	Yes
Video resolution (pixel)	1920 x 1080.
Video shooting speed (frame in sec)	30 FPS.
Video shooting settings	ISO Setup, White Balance, Color Effects, Exposure, Scene Selection Mode
Electronic stabilization	yes
White balance	Yes
Slow
Video quality

Front-camera

SIM card, communication, calls

SIM-card	1
Mode of operation of several SIM cards	Alternated
SIM Card Type	Micro-SIM (3FF, 15 x 12 x 0.76 mm)
MP3 ringtones	yes
Polyphonic ringtones	yes
Vibration	yes
Speakerphone	yes
Conference call	yes
Fast set	yes
Video call	yes
Turning off the microphone during the call	yes
Extended phone book	yes
Contacts B. phone book	Unlimited
Data exchange between the SIM card and internal memory	yes
Generation cellular communication	3.5G.
GSM support	yes
GSM frequencies (MHz)	yes
Support UMTS.	yes
Frequencies Umts.	UMTS 850 MHz, UMTS 900 MHz, UMTS 1900 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz

Built-in Wi-Fi	Yes

Navigation and positioning

Connectors and interfaces

Installed video player	yes
Supported video formats	MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v) MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r , .m4v) MKV (Matroska Multimedia Container, .mkv .mk3d .mka .mks) AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi) 3GPP (3RD Generation Partnership Project, .3gp) 3GPP (.3gp) XVID H.263 H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats	Full HD (1920 x 1080) HD (1280 x 720)
Streaming video	yes
Geographic labels	yes

Control elements

Documents and office

Connection and synchronization

Reception and transfer of short messages

Additional functions

Equipment

Video

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 modest - in addition to the smartphone we get charger, microusb cable, how paper instructions and paper instructions for extracting the SIM card tray.

Design

Until Xiaomi Mi3, all other smartphones can be called unpleasant, since Xiaomi tried to produce the most 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 features, 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.

Over the display there are a front camera, a grid of spoken speaker, 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 time of 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 minimum frequency There 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 HDR shooting mode in which camera Xiaomi. MI3 reveals 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, xiaomi smartphones are installed mIUI firmware. This is one of the best alternatives For stock 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 the lazy there is an option to install a third-party keyboard with a Russian layout.

MIUI has no pre-installed 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.

Xiaomi Mi3 firmware is based on MIUI shell, with corrected children's sores that were on previous models Smartphones.

Battery

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

Results of Xiaomi Mi3 tests during 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.