Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi 2A vs Sony Xperia E5

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Sony
Announced August 2015 March 2015 June 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - March 2015 Available - June 2016
Price Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
- -
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, LCI L1860C Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735
GPU PowerVR G6200 Mali-T628 MP4 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory Yes microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.02% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, f/2.2 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, BSI Sensor, Omnivision sensor Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G TD-SCDMA HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3060 mAh 2200 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -