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  • Xiaomi Redmi 3s FAQ Cons Tips and Tricks

    Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 3s smartphone in India. The biggest USP of this smartphone is all metal design, 4000 mAh battery and fingerprint scanner. Here are the Xiaomi Redmi 3s FAQ, Cons  with Tips and Tricks.

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    What are the different variant of Redmi 3s available in India?

    Xiaomi has launched two variants of Redmi 3s India. One is Redmi 3s and another one is Redmi 3s Prime.

    What are the key difference between Redmi 3s and Redmi 3s prime?

    Design Wise both smartphones are identical except the fingerprint scanner present in the backside of Redmi 3s prime. Other difference is RAM and storage option. Redmi 3s has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Whereas Redmi 3s prime features 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Rest of the specifications are same.

    What is the price of these smartphones in India? Where can I buy one?

    The prices of these smartphones are given below.

    • Xiaomi Redmi 3s price in India is Rs.6,999.
    • Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime price in India is Rs. 8,999.

    Both devices will be available exclusively on Flipkart and Mi.com.

    What size sim cards these two smartphones accepts? Does it has dedicated microSD card slot?

    Xiaomi Redmi 3s and Redmi 3s prime comes with hybrid sim card slot. That means, you can insert two sim cards or one sim card and one microSD card. It accepts 1 micro sim card and 1 nano sim card. There is no dedicated microSD card slot.

    Does Redmi 3s has Corning gorilla glass protection for display screen?

    Company has not mentioned about what type of screen protection they have adopted in this smartphone. As they have not mentioned any thing, we assume, it does not feature Corning Gorilla glass protection. If you are planning to buy one, then it is highly recommended to use tempered glass.

    Is these smartphones support fast charging? Is the bundled charger supports fast charging?

    Xiaomi Redmi 3s supports qualcomm quick charge. But the bundled charger is not the fast charger.

    What is the processor used in these smartphones?

    Both smartphones are powered by all-new octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor with four cores clocked at 1.1GHz, and four other cores at 1.4GHz alongside the Adreno 505 GPU.

    What is the camera specification of Redmi 3s?

    The Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime sports 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF (phase detection autofocus), f/2.0 aperture, HDR mode, 1080p video recording, and LED flash. It also has 5-megapixel front camera with 1080p video recording capability.

    What are the connectivity options? Is VoLTE is supported?

    The connectivity options of the device includes 4G, Wi-Fi, GPRS/ EDGE, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth, Glonass, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, and Micro-USB.

    What are the cons of Redmi 3s?

    Cons or demerits of Redmi 3s can be known only after using the device extensively for more than a week. However, looking at the specification and initial impression, here are the few Redmi 3s cons. I will update this once I complete the review.

    • Hybrid sim card slot- No dedicated microSD card slot.
    • Display does not have Corning Gorilla glass protection.
    • Availability- Xiaomi devices are known for non availability. Most of the time their devices are out of stock.
    • Limited service centers in India.

  • How to Download Xiaomi Redmi PC Suite

    Xiaomi finally released official English Mi PC suite. It has lot of functionalities which are very useful. Xiaomi PC suite is almost like a complete package. Using Redme PC suite, you can do many tasks on your phone from your PC such as firmware updates, sending sms, accessing internet, file transfer, music/video playback, Managing contacts etc. So in this post we will learn more on Xiaomi Mobile PC Suite. This Mi PC suite is compatible with Xiaomi 1/1S/2/2S/2A/3/4/4i/Note/Pad, Redmi 1/1S/Note/2 etc.

    How to Download Xiaomi Mi PC Suite

    1. You can directly download the official Xiaomi mobile PC suite from here. The size of this Mi PC suite is around 38MB.
    2. Once downloaded, extract download file and install the PC suite on your PC.
    3. Now connect your phone to PC and launch the Xiaomi PC suite.
    4. You can start accessing your phone from PC using the PC suite.

    Xiaomi PC suite Features

    After connecting your Xiaomi phone to PC through USB cable, you can perform task like manage files, apps, photos, videos, notes, music, messages, contacts and most importantly phone backups, restore, system upgrade and ROM flashing, taking screenshot and Screencast functions. Below are the few guides on how to use different features.

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    1. Connecting your Xiaomi phone to your PC internet through USB: As soon as you connect your smartphone to PC through USB cable, it connects to PC’s internet. If you want to disable this, then go to notification and move the slider which is in front of “Use computer’s internet connection” to right. To enable, move it to right.
    2. Accessing phone screen from PC: In Xiaomi PC suite, you will find a option called Screencast. If you click on that, phone screen will be seen on PC. Currently this feature is available only for Xiaomi Mi3 and Xiaomi Mi4.
    3. Taking backup and perform system update: There are different interfaces through which you can perform this tasks. If you go to “Back up this device” option, you can perform backup or restore activities. If you go to system update option, it will show if any updates are available.
    4. Other tasks: If you click on My Device on Xiaomi PC suite, you can see tabs in the left side. Using this you can perform tasks like texting sms from PC, moving files, managing apps, playing music files or video files.

    Overall, if you have Xiaomi smartphone such as Redme series or Mi series, then it is nice to have Redme PC suite installed on your PC. For instance, if you want to perform firmware update and if your computer is connected to high speed broadband, then you can directly download the updates using this Redmi PC suite. If you facing any issue in downloading the Xiaomi Redmi PC suite, please share it in the comment section below.

    Xiaomi PC Suite Requirements

    OS: Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10.

    Smartphones: Xiaomi Redmi 1s, Redmi 2, Redme 2 Prime, Redmi 2s, Redme Note, Redme Note 4G, Mi3, Mi4.

    Source: en.miui.com.