Xiaomi Redmi 3 will be released on January 12

Xiaomi has confirmed that the Redmi 3 smartphone will be launched next week - on Tuesday, January 12. The confirmation came in the form of a teaser the China-based company posted on its official Weibo account.

The post on the company's Weibo account also mentions that the smartphone will have a 5-inch display and a redesigned metal body. The previous Xiaomi Redmi models - namely Redmi 1S, 2 and 2 Prime - have had 4.7-inch displays and plastic, however, the long-awaited Xiaomi Mi5 not appear on this conference.

Xiaomi has also revealed that the Xiaomi Redmi 3 smartphone will feature a 5-inch display and an all metal body, but hasn’t mentioned any additional specifications yet. We do have the TENAA details to go on though, which listed a 1280 x 720 resolution display, unspecified 1.5GHz octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and a 13 megapixel rear, 5 megapixel front camera combination.

Xiaomi Redmi 3 comes just two months after the launch of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 model. It is expected to remain an entry-level device despite the metal body.
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