Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note vs Xiaomi Redmi 2A

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced November 2013 March 2014 March 2015
Status Available - Q4 2013 Available - March 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Various Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
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Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 - LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 / Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, LCI L1860C
GPU - Mali-450MP4 Mali-T628 MP4
RAM 1.5 GB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.25 inches 5.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.61% 68.82% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, f/2.2 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, BSI Sensor, Omnivision sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+ HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3100 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h - -