Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 3 vs Huawei nova 8i vs Samsung Galaxy M21 2021

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Huawei Samsung
Announced September 2013 July 2021 July 2021
Status Available - December 2013 Coming Soon - July 2021 Coming Soon - July 2021
Price - - Rs. 12,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black Charcoal Black, Arctic Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
8.9 mm thick
(0.35 in thick)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5 Android 10, no Google Play Services Android 11
User Interface - EMUI 11 One UI 3.1 Core
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 610 Mali-G72 MP3
RAM 2 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen FHD+ IPS LCD Screen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
420 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 5.0 inches 6.67 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2376 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.90% 89.54% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash dual-LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi 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 (MHL), USB On-the-go USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3050 mAh 4300 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h - -
Talk Time Up to 4 h - -