Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced September 2013 August 2015 October 2016
Status Available - December 2013 Available - August 2015 Available - October 2016
Price - Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,700 ($413.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Glacier Silver, Piano Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
156.2 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.04 x 0.3 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 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
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 3D Glass
- 24-bit Audio

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Dual-core 2.35 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6200 Adreno 530
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 16 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No Yes No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 Pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.90% 72.02% 74.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 22.56 MP
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX318, EIS, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AutoFocus [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 TD-SCDMA HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No Yes No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 3060 mAh 4070 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h - -
Talk Time Up to 4 h - -