Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Nokia Lumia 830 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia Xiaomi
Announced September 2012 September 2014 January 2016
Status Available - November 2012 Available - September 2014 Available - January 2016
Price - - Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Orange, green, white, black Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - ClearBlack display - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 Adreno 510
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 69.80% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics 16 MP
Flash 28mm wide LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama Phase Detection Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2200 mAh 4050 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)
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