Phone Comparison - LG G3 LTE-A vs Meizu MX5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Meizu Xiaomi
Announced January 2014 June 2015 August 2015
Status Available - Q3 2014 Available - July 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 19,999 ($294.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,840 ($159.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silk White, Shine Gold, Metallic Black Gray, Gold, Silver, Black/Silver White, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Mint Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 149.9 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm
(5.9 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 149 g (5.26 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network TD-SCDMA / HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE-A LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600) 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based FlyME OS 4.5 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Adreno 420 PowerVR G6200 MP4 PowerVR G6200
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/32/64 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No Yes

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 74.30% 72.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash phase detection/lase Dual-LED Flash Yes
Features 1/3' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Laser Autofocus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Auto-focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@100fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi 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 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No Yes
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3150 mAh 3060 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 144 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)