Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos vs Xiaomi Mi 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced November 2013 June 2014 September 2013
Status Available - Q4 2013 Available - July 2014 Available - December 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800
GPU - - Adreno 330
RAM 1.5 GB 768 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.25 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.61% 65.25% 64.90%
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2000 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 500 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h - Up to 4 h