Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Xiaomi Mi 3 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2015

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced September 2013 September 2013 January 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - December 2013 Available - January 2015
Colors Black, White, Pink Various Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE - LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5 Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/64 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No -

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 64.90% 74.60%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No -
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3050 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 500 h -
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 4 h -