Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 3s vs Apple iPhone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A30

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Apple Samsung
Announced June 2016 September 2017 February 2019
Status Available - June 2016 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - Q1 2019
Price Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dark Gray, Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver Gold Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
158.5 x 74.5 x 7.7 mm
(6.24 x 2.93 x 0.3 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Metal Body - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS 11 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 505 - Mali-G71
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64/256 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.95% 65.21% 85.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 12 MP 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 5P Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, , 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 3.0, reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4100 mAh - 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -