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

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2019·$150
Overall
54/100
Class rank
#45 of 103
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 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

TypeIPS LCD, waterdrop notch
Size6.26 inches
Resolution720 x 1520 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 56-point average for budget phones of 2019.

Main12 MP, f/2.2
Depth2 MP
Selfie32 MP — the headline spec

03Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 632 (14nm)
GPUAdreno 506

04Battery

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

Capacity4000 mAh
Charging10W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the 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
Cross-shop it against
Huawei Y9 Prime (2019)
$240 · score 68/100

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 103-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .