Redmi's previous naming scheme has been a bit awkward, and looking at the longer model names of the Redmi Note 12 Turbo and Redmi Note 11T Pro+, there's always been confusion. This time around, Redmi has separated the Turbo series from the rest of the lineup, and it really gives us a clearer idea of where each series fits in. So as the new Turbo series revolutionizes mid-range performance, will the first Redmi Turbo 3 surprise us? Let's find out.
New Snapdragon 8s Flagship Core, Powerful
Redmi Turbo 3 is equipped with the new third-generation Snapdragon 8s mobile platform, which adopts 4nm process technology, 1+4+3 architecture, Cortex-X4 super-core with a maximum frequency of 3.0GHz, four 2.8GHz A720 cores, and three 2.0GHz A520 performance cores, which is indeed the standard of the third-generation Snapdragon 8 from the specification alone.
In terms of scores, AnTuTu can reach up to 166W under certain circumstances. On GeekBench6, the Redmi Turbo 3's single-core score is 2013, multi-core score is 5508, and on the GPU side, the 3DMark score reaches 12957, and the GFX Bench off-screen test is 55 frames. With all this information, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s still outperforms the third-generation Snapdragon 7+, and is even comparable to the second-generation Snapdragon 8, which is still a bit better in terms of GPU graphics performance.
The numbers are just numbers, and it's the gaming performance that will really give you a feel for the power of the third-generation Snapdragon 8s. We briefly tested Honor of Kings at 25 degrees Celsius in room temperature, with an image quality of Extreme+120 fps. After half an hour of testing, the average frame rate was 120.2 frames without the frame drop in the middle of the game change, so it can be said that for low load games, the Redmi Turbo 3's performance is no pressure.
Under the half-hour test of "Original God", the average frame rate of Redmi Turbo 3's Sumeru City run reached 59.5 frames, which is very stable from the frame rate graph, and there is a slight sense of lag when turning in the actual game, but the overall experience is still good.
It's worth noting that on the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro, which is also a third-generation Snapdragon 8s, you need to set the ProtoGod image quality to "High Quality" in GameSpace in order to have a 720P resolution. On the Redmi Turbo 3, the default 'Standard' goes straight to 720P, perhaps because the Civi 4 Pro isn't primarily a performance phone?
By the way, with the third-generation Snapdragon 8s AI, the Redmi Turbo 3's Rampage Engine 3.0 delivers more stable frame rates and lower power consumption, giving you a more extreme gaming experience. The stable frame rate performance in the ProtoGod test above is also attributed to the Rampage Engine.
With the help of end-side AI capabilities, the Redmi Turbo 3 now supports the 1.5K resolution mode of ProtoGods, giving you clearer game images. However, the heat of the phone will increase accordingly, and you can pair it with a cooling back clip to further enhance heat dissipation.
To summarize, Redmi Turbo 3 equipped with the third generation Snapdragon 8s mobile platform can be said to have made great progress, from the score data can basically be benchmarked against the second generation of Snapdragon 8, the actual game performance is also really good, daily with friends to open the black, or one of their own in the original God to feel the scenery, Redmi Turbo 3 have a good experience.
Continuing the simple design, thin and light without burden
Although Redmi Turbo 3 debuted as a new series, the moment you get the machine is still very Redmi style, especially the trend of small edge design, retaining the right-angled bezel at the same time, the transition of the edges to do a more rounded transition, there will be no obvious pinching feeling.
In terms of color schemes, the Redmi Turbo 3 is available in "Ink Crystal", "Green Blade" and "Ice Titanium", and the main color scheme we have in our hands, "Ice Titanium", is inspired by titanium, which gives it a sense of premium at a glance. Titanium is also lightweight, which echoes the Redmi Turbo 3's 179g weight, and with a 7.8mm thin body, it's really thin and light to hold in your hand.
On the front, the Redmi Turbo 3 features a 6.67-inch 1.5K Chinese screen with a resolution of 2712x1220, which has been measured to reach a peak brightness of 2479nit in HDR video, which is up to the officially advertised 2400nit peak brightness. The DisPlay CAL test also achieves 98.5% of the sRGB color gamut and 72.3% of the P3 color gamut in Professional Primary Color mode.
It is worth mentioning that the screen not only eliminates the screen bracket, but also further optimizes the process to achieve a narrower screen bezel, the thickest lower bezel is only 2.27mm, the moment you light up the screen is still quite shocking, the screen ratio is so high that it does not look like a mid-range phone.
Eye protection Redmi Turbo 3 is also made efforts, the use of "millet green mountain eye protection program", the screen supports 16000 levels of automatic brightness adjustment, with rhythm eye protection mode, according to the time, ambient light and other factors can be adjusted to the screen color temperature, to reduce the harm of blue light on the human eye. 1920Hz high-frequency PWM dimming also allows Redmi Turbo 3 in the night use to reduce visual fatigue. The 1920Hz high-frequency PWM dimming also allows Redmi Turbo 3 to reduce visual fatigue at night.
Other experiences are also good
The Redmi Turbo 3's experience is enhanced not only by its performance, but also by its battery life. The phone is equipped with a large capacity 5000mAh battery, the actual test one hour microblogging browsing power consumption 8%, one hour jittering 11%, one hour of 1080P video playback power consumption 9%, one hour of the glory of the king of the power consumption 19%, this battery life performance is still good.
Charging, Redmi Turbo 3 is equipped with 90W fast charging, the actual test 15 minutes has been charged from 1% to 50% capacity, and finally charged to 100% in 40 minutes. Although it takes more than 30 minutes to fully charge, but in low battery can have a good ability to return to the blood, before getting up to charge the phone, out of the door with more than half of the battery, giving you more security.
Briefly about the image, Redmi Turbo 3 is equipped with Sony Light Metaphor LYT-600 main camera with f/1.59 large aperture, supporting 4in1 fusion 1.6µm large pixels and OIS optical stabilization. In the actual sample photos, the color reproduction is relatively natural, but the sharpness needs to be improved.
(Main photo)
(Main Camera Sample)
(Color reproduction is also good in cloudy scenes, highlighting some sense of atmosphere)
On night scenes, the Redmi Turbo 3 will have a brightening process after the shot, and the final imaging will brighten the dark areas to see more details of the picture.
(Night Scene Sample)
(Night Sample)
On video shooting, Redmi Turbo 3 supports up to 4K 30FPS HDR 10+ recording, and thanks to the chip's arithmetic power, it can also support OIS+EIS dual stabilization under 4K 60FPS shooting, which is still a very obvious improvement, further lowering the threshold of video shooting creation.
Summary
Redmi Turbo 3 is equipped with a strong third-generation Snapdragon 8s mobile platform, which can give you a good performance in both score data and game tests. From the appearance, the simple back of the body with the trend of small standing edge design, coupled with a thin and light body, the perception of a more rounded at the same time, will not be a burden to hold in the hand.
Compared to the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro, which is also powered by the third-generation Snapdragon 8s, the Redmi Turbo 3 tends to be more in the gaming direction, echoing the name 'Turbo'. Coupled with the excellent screen and good battery life, I think this Redmi Turbo 3 is still very competitive in the 300USD price range, and should not be missed by those who like to play handheld games!
