Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs BLU Vivo XL

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi BLU
Announced October 2014 January 2016 January 2016
Status Available - October 2014 Available - January 2016 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,200 ($149.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Silver, Gray, Gold Gold, Silver, Blue, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
155.3 x 76.7 x 7.5 mm
(6.11 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 - SIM 1
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7) - SIM 1 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
- Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
- DTS Sound
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - MIUI 8.0 -
Processor Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753
GPU Adreno 420 Adreno 510 Mali-T720MP3
RAM 3 GB 2/3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.32% 72.98% 70.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash optical image stabil Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 3.7 MP, 1440p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB Host, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4050 mAh 3150 mAh
Stand by Up to 381 h (3G) - Up to 725 h (2G)
Up to 625 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)