Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs LG G4 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG Xiaomi
Announced Available - April 2013 April 2015 November 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2015 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 25,999 ($382.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather RedGrey Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm
(5.86 x 3 x 0.39 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
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 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 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
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 418 PowerVR G6200
RAM N/A 3 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 73.61% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Phase Detection/Laser, Auto-focus, OIS, 1/2.6'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB
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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 375 h (3G) Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G) -