Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (MediaTek)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced January 2013 January 2016 August 2016
Status Released - February 2013 Available - January 2016 Available - August 2016
Price - Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,060 ($135.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Silver, Gray, Gold Gold, Silver, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
151 x 76 x 8.35 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - MIUI 8.0 MIUI 8
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 2.3 GHz dual-core Cortex-A72 & 2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 & 1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6797 Helio X20
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 510 Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 2 GB 2/3 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 72.98% 72.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 16 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Phase Detection Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Yes

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 4050 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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