Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos vs Sony Xperia E3 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Sony
Announced September 2013 October 2014 September 2014
Status Available - December 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - September 2014
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,614 ($141.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White, Yellow, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
137.1 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.4 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 143.8 g (5.04.0.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 306 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 16 GB 4 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Shatter Proof Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.90% 65.39% 58.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - FM radio with RDS
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR - 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 1900 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h - Up to 508 h (2G)
Up to 505 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h - Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)