SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Redmi Y3 review: 32 MP selfie phone for India's Y-series.

Item: Redmi Y3
Rating: 54
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2019·$150

Overall

54/100

Class rank

#6 of 6

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Selfie-first Y-series.

Redmi Y3 was Xiaomi's India-only Y-series selfie phone — leading with a 32 MP front camera, then the highest in its price band, at just $150.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 62-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

TypeIPS LCD, waterdrop notch

Size6.26 inches

Resolution720 x 1520 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

Main12 MP, f/2.2

Depth2 MP

Selfie32 MP — the headline spec

03Performance

50/100

50/100 trails the 54-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 632 (14nm)

GPUAdreno 506

04Battery

74/100

74/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

Capacity4000 mAh

Charging10W

05Build

60/100

60/100 trails the 66-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

What works

32 MP selfie at $150 — unusual in 2019
4000 mAh + microSD
3.5 mm jack

What doesn't

720p display only
Snapdragon 632 modest
Mono speaker

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 6-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .