Xiaomi's Redmi Note 3 launched at Rs 9,999

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has announced the launch of the Redmi Note 3 in India. Unveiled in November last year, the Redmi Note 3 launched in India will be the company's third device to be made in India and will run on Qualcomm 650 processor.

Aiming to disrupt the sub Rs 15,000 market, the Redmi Note 3 has got a full metal body with a non removable rear. It is 8.7 mm thin and weights 164 grams. The Remdi Note 3 boasts a 5.5inch full HD display with features such as sunlight display and reading mode. The one launched in India doesn't run on MediaTek chipset. Instead, it has got the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor with 16MP camera and dual SIM slot. One of the slots also bundles as the memory card slot for expandable memory.

Running on MIUI  7 based on Android Lollipop operating system, it has also got an IR blaster and a fingerprint sensor. On connectivity front, it supports 4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS. It features a 16MP rear camera with auto focus and full HD video recording and a 5MP front facing camera.

Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 3 in two variants - 2GB RAM with 16GB onboard storage and 3GB RAM with 32GB storage.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is priced at Rs 9,999 for 16 GB variant  and will be Rs 11,999 for 32 GB variant. The Redmi Note 3 will go on sale starting March 9 exclusively on Amazon India and Mi.com

The Redmi Note 3 will give tough competition to the Moto G Turbo and LeEco 1s.