Xiaomi Redmi 3 has ginormous battery, costs only $106

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer known for well-performing, low-cost devices, is betting that your two biggest qualms with smartphones today are high price and shoddy battery life

Its latest phone, the Xiaomi Redmi 3, aims to fix both issues: It's a 5-inch Android phone with a 4,100 milliamp-hour (mAh) battery — unheard of in its size class — and a price tag of just $699 yuan, or $106 US.

Xiaomi managed to fit that battery into a metal case that's 0.33 inch (8.5mm) thick, with the total phone weight being 5.1 ounces (144 grams). As far as design goes, we're not going to beat around the bush: It's pretty much and Android in iPhone 6s clothing, which can be a good or a bad thing, depending on your perspective (right, HTC?) Read more...