Xiaomi redmi 3s and redmi 3a belong to the 3rd generation of budget smartphones of the redmi line. They were announced at the same time on June 15, 2016, and went on sale shortly thereafter.
Description
After the release of its two flagships Mi4S and Mi5, xiomi announced that it will also update its line of budget redmi smartphones. Since the redmi 3 smartphones were announced much later than competitors from the same price category, Xiaomi had to beat off buyers from other companies.
For this, xiaomi redmi 3 has several configurations that differ in price. In addition, the technical characteristics of all smartphones in the series are higher than those of competitors. A large selection of colors and modifications reached a larger number of potential buyers, which made smartphones quite popular.
In total, 4 modifications were released - redmi 3, 3a, 3s and 3 pro. All devices have similar characteristics and due to this they are practically identical to each other in terms of performance, despite their differences in price.
Specifications
Redmi 3S
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 430, 8 cores, 1, 4 GHz.
- Video processor: Adreno 505, 500 MHz.
- RAM: 3 GB.
- Built-in memory: 32 GB.
- Additional memory: microSD up to 128 GB.
- Screen diagonal: 5 inches.
- Screen resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels.
- Communication standards: GSM, 3G, HSPDA, HSPDA +, 4G, LTE.
- Wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1.
- Navigation: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou.
- Main camera: 13 MP.
- Flash: LED.
- Video recording resolution: 1920 x 1080.
- Video recording frame rate: 30 FPS.
- Additional camera: 5 megapixels.
- Battery capacity: 4100 mAh.
- Fast charging function: yes.
- Sensors: Proximity, Gyroscope, Compass, Fingerprint Reading.
- Operating system: android 6.0.
Redmi 3A
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 435, 8 cores, 1.4 GHz.
- Video processor: Adreno 505, 500 MHz.
- RAM: 2 GB.
- Built-in memory: 16 GB.
- Additional memory: microSD up to 128 GB.
- Screen diagonal: 5 inches.
- Screen resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels.
- Communication standards: GSM, 3G, HSPDA, HSPDA +, 4G, LTE.
- Wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1.
- Navigation: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou.
- Main camera: 13 MP.
- Flash: LED.
- Video recording resolution: 1920 x 1080.
- Video recording frame rate: 30 FPS.
- Additional camera: 5 megapixels.
- Battery capacity: 4000 mAh.
- Fast charging function: yes.
- Sensors: Proximity, Compass, Fingerprint Reading.
- Operating system: android 6.0.
Comparison of 3A and 3S
Xiaomi 3A was largely cheaper, due to which it is slightly worse than 3C.
Xaomi redmi 3 s has a more powerful processor, more RAM and better battery capacity. In terms of performance, it surpasses the Redmi 3A.
However, the redmi 3a has become cheaper, due to which its deterioration is justified. You can buy it at a price of only 8 thousand rubles, while its older version costs 12 thousand rubles.
