Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 introduced, its first smartphone with fingerprint scanner

Today in Beijing Xiaomi company unveiled its first smartphone with fingerprint scanner Redmi Note 3. Apart from the biometric scanner, the new PHABLET got attractive features and affordable price.

With regard to the dimensions of the smartphone, the Redmi Note 3 thickness is 8.65 mm, and weight - 164 g PHABLET received a 5.5-inch screen with a resolution of Full HD, metal body and capacious battery with 4000 mA⋅ch.

Inside Redmi Note 3 - Helio X10 eight-processor from Mediatek, 2, or 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB or 32 built, according to the modification. Main camera - 13 megapixel front - 5 megapixels.

Of course, the main innovation of the smartphone - a fingerprint scanner. It is located on the rear side of the housing, as in the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. Xiaomi promises that the sensor will operate ultra fast - fingerprint readout time will be 0.3 seconds. It is expected that the new scanner will be part of the payment system Mi Wallet. However, so far it only works in China.

Smartphone price - 899 yuan, or $ 140. While Redmi Note 3 will be sold only in China.

In addition to the new PHABLET, Xiaomi unveiled an updated tablet MiPad 2. He has become 18% thinner and 38 grams lighter than its predecessor, has received Intel Atom X5-Z8500 processor, 2GB of RAM, and an interface USB Type-C.

three versions of the tablet will be available: 16 and 64 GB, as well as a modified version of 64 GB with Windows 10. The novelty price starts from 1,000 yuan (156 dollars). As is the case with Redmi Note 3, MiPad 2 yet to be sold only in China.