Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced September 2014 August 2015 March 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Lime, Copper Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 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, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Shatter Proof Glass - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR G6200 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB Yes microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.23% 72.02% 70.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL TD-SCDMA HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB Yes microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 3060 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 706 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 20 min - -