Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

general General Info
Manufacturer Xiaomi Sony Xiaomi
Announced August 2015 August 2015 November 2015
Status Available - August 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - November 2015
Price Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Black, White, Mint Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in) 		164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in) 		150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506		 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5553
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5506		 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS
OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU PowerVR G6200 Mali-T760MP2 PowerVR G6200
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory Yes microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.02% 75.99% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

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

camera Camera
Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate
GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G TD-SCDMA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory
Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes microSD, up to 200 GB 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery
Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3060 mAh 2930 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 714 h (2G)
Up to 769 h (3G)		 Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 14 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)		 -

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