Chinese electronics company Xiaomi is grabbing a lot of media attention with two simultaneous releases made recently. Soon after the launch of Redmi 3s on Tuesday, the tech giant announced an identical-looking smartphone, named Redmi 3x, which will be restricted only to the Chinese market.
Apart from looking exactly similar, both phones share similar innards. The specifications on the two versions are virtually the same based upon screen size, display, processor and storage, reported GSM Arena.
Both phones share a 5-inch screen with 720p display, 2GB of RAM, octa-core Snapdragon 430 SoC processor along with 32GB of expandable storage. The rear side of both phones has a fingerprint scanner mounted on it.
Despite the similarities, NDTV, notes a few striking differences between the two phones. While the Redmi 3x comes in one variant, the Redmi 3s is available in two variants with different inbuilt storage and memory.
Going by the dimensions of both phones, the Redmi 3s is slightly smaller in size than the 3x version, with the former measuring 139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5mm and the latter sized at 139.7 x 69.7 x 8.5mm. As far as weight is concerned, the Redmi 3s is slightly lighter at 144 grams than the 3x, which weighs 146 grams.
There is even a slight difference in battery capacity of both phones, as the 2GB variant of Redmi 3s is fuelled by a 4,000mAh battery, the 2GB Redmi 3x has a 4,100mAh battery. There is also a notable difference in price in both the handsets.
The 2GB RAM Redmi 3S variant is packed with 16GB native storage space and is offered at a price of CNY 699 (approx. US$106), whereas the 3GB RAM Redmi 3S variant features 32GB storage space and is priced at CNY 899 (approx. US$137). On the other hand, the Redmi 3x is pegged for 899 Yuan (approx. US$137).
Unlike the Redmi 3s, the 3x version will be exclusive to Chinese mobile carrier, China Unicom. On the contrary, the Redmi 3s, which has already been launched in China, is soon expected to hit the Indian stores. The smartphone will have to compete with other smartphones from the likes of Gionee PSL, Aqua Shine 4G, Lava V2s, according to BGR.