Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto X (Gen 2) vs Motorola Droid Maxx 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Xiaomi
Announced September 2014 October 2015 January 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2015 Available - January 2016
Price - - Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Deep Sea Blue, White Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm
(5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
148 x 75 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Europe
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 405 Adreno 510
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.00% 74.21% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21 MP, 5248 x 3936 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 3630 mAh 4050 mAh
Stand by - Up to 576 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 48 h (3G) -