Phone Comparison - HTC Desire Eye vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2014 August 2015 November 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - November 2015
Price Rs. 28,000 ($411.76) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,840 ($159.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Red, White White, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Mint Green Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(5.97 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 154 g (5.43 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EMEA
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - Asia
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 28)
TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 38, 39, 40, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 17, 29) - AT&T
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 8, 20) - EMEA
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features IPX7 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - -
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6200 PowerVR G6200
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB Yes microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.47% 72.02% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Yes Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB Yes microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 3060 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 538 h (3G) Up to 144 h (3G) Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) Up to 11 h 30 min (3G) -