Redmi sub-brand Redmi officially presented its new smartphone Redmi Turbo 3 with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor and an OLED display. Will it be the POCO F6, as a renamed model for European customers?
Redmi Turbo 3 / POCO F6: 120 Hz OLED and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
The new Redmi Turbo 3 model will impress already with its design. The most noticeable are especially protruding rear cameras, as well as rounded edges for increased comfort when using it. It measures 160.5 x 74.4 x 7.8 mm and has a low weight of only 179 grams.
You’ll appreciate that even if this smartphone comes to Europe. According to available information, it should become a reality in the near future, however under the POCO brand, as a POCO F6. smartphone
On the front there is a 6.67″ 1.5K (2712 x 1220 pixels) OLED display; it offers a peak brightness of up to 2,400 nits and 1920 Hz high-frequency PWM dimming. You also get a high refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, a high sampling rate of 480 Hz, plus HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support.
Performance is handled by the chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm). The processor is also paired with an Adreno 735 graphics chip, premium liquid cooling, a Vapor Chamber with an area up to 4800 mm², along with 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1 TB of UFS 4.0 storage.
The rear camera offers a resolution of 50 MPx and optical image stabilization (1/1.95" Sony LYT-600 sensor, f/1.59 aperture). The secondary camera is an 8 MPx ultra-wide-angle camera (Sony IMX355). The "selfie" camera is placed in a cutout in the display and has a resolution of 20 MPx (OmniVision OV20B).
The operating system is the new Xiaomi HyperOS. You can also use stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res Audio support; the fingerprint reader is integrated under the surface of the display, and the smartphone also supports DualSIM (2 x nanoSIM).
Other features include increased water and dust resistance with an IP 64 certification, an infrared sensor for controlling home electronics, as well as a 5000 mAh battery. It supports 90 W fast wired charging. You can charge 50% of the capacity in just 12 minutes, and reach full capacity in 35 minutes.
Price and availability of the new Redmi smartphone
The Chinese version of the Redmi Turbo 3 will be available in color options Black Crystal, Green Blade, and Ice Titanium. At the moment there’s an option to pre-order, and the official sales start will kick off on April 15, 2024. These are the individual configurations:
- 12 + 256 GB for 1999 yuan (approx. 257 €)
- 12 + 512 GB for 2299 yuan (approx. 295 €)
- 16 + 512 GB for 2499 yuan (approx. 322 €)
- 16 + 1 TB for 2799 yuan (approx. 360 €)
Redmi Turbo 3 – Harry Potter edition
An exclusive edition in the style of the Harry Potter series will also go on sale. This is suggested especially by the design, hand-painted motifs, and the color scheme of the smartphone, packaging, and accessories. We don’t expect this edition to appear in Europe either. However, this is its Chinese sale price:
- 16 + 512 GB for 2699 yuan (approx. 347 €)
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