Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note vs Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Sony Xperia Z3+

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Sony
Announced March 2014 March 2015 May 2015
Status Available - March 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz White, black, copper, aqua green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
146 x 72 x 6.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.27 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 / Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Mali-450MP4 Mali-T760 Adreno 430
RAM 1/2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32/64/128 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.1 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.82% 70.66% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 5.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA+ HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 2550 mAh 2930 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 590 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)