Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Note 2015 vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy A8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Apple Samsung
Announced January 2015 September 2015 July 2015
Status Available - January 2015 Available - September 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 330 - Adreno 405
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 16/64/128 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory - No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 4.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.60% 65.45% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) Real-tone Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage - No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 1715 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - Up to 240 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (3G) -