Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Note 2015 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2015 Expected Announcement - November 2015 November 2015
Status Available - January 2015 Rumored - December 2015 Available - November 2015
Price - - Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
- 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) - 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel - -
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620 Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 510 PowerVR G6200
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory - microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.60% - 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time - - -