Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Samsung
Announced August 2015 January 2016 February 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - March 2016
Price Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Silver, Gray, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 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), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
- Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - MIUI 8.0 -
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 510 Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12
RAM 2 GB 2/3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory Yes microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD upto 256GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.02% 72.98% 76.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G TD-SCDMA HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD upto 256GB
USB OTG Supported 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3060 mAh 4050 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -