Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime vs OnePlus 5 vs Essential PH-1

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi OnePlus Essential
Announced August 2015 June 2017 May 2017
Status Available - August 2015 Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price Rs. 10,840 ($159.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,999 ($479.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Mint Green Midnight Black, Slate Gray Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
(6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - Oxygen OS Ambient OS
Processor Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 2 GB 6/8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory Yes No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.71 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.02% 72.81% 84.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 20 MP + 16 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash Yes Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Auto-focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes No No
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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3060 mAh 3300 mAh 3040 mAh
Stand by Up to 144 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h 30 min (3G) - -