The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is a smartphone developed by Xiaomi Inc. as part of Xiaomi's low-end Redmi smartphone line. It has three variants:The MediaTek variant was released on November 24, 2015. The Snapdragon variant was launched in February, 2016. Redmi Note 3 Special Edition was launched in June 2016; it features an upgraded modem and a new housing, other specifications are the same as the Snapdragon variant.

Xiaomi Corporation, commonly known as Xiaomi and registered as Xiaomi Inc., is a Chinese designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics and related software, home appliances, automobiles and household hardware. It is the second-largest manufacturer of smartphones in the world, behind Samsung, most of which run on the MIUI operating system, which is based on the Android operating system. The company is ranked 338th and is the youngest company on the Fortune Global 500.