Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Asus Xiaomi
Announced October 2013 January 2014 March 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - March 2014
Colors Midnight Black, Pristine White Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.3 x 71 x 8.6 mm
(5.05 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
Weight - 140 g (4.94 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Smart Gestures, Blow to Unlock, ifloat - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, MTK 6589T Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 / Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-450MP4
RAM 2 GB 1/2 GB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps) 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 63.76% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps), 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2110 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 105 h Up to 353 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) -