| Local Name | Mi 3 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2013, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2013, December |
| Dimensions | 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm (5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | 145 g (5.11 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Display Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.0 inches (~65.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | MIUI 5.0 |
| OS | Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 |
| CPU | Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 |
| GPU | Adreno 330 |
| Card Slot | No |
| Internal Memory | 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm, autofocus, dual-LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, HDR |
| Secondary Camera | 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0), MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player, Photo/video editor, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial/commands |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 500 h |
| Talk Time | Up to 25 h |
| Music Play | Up to 50 h |
| Colors | White, Gray, Black, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Gold, Green (16 GB) |