Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi 2A vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Samsung
Announced January 2015 March 2015 September 2015
Status Available - January 2015 Available - March 2015 Available - September 2015
Price Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green White, Grey, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.28 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
- 130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) - 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, LCI L1860C Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T628 MP4 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.83% - 65.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor, Panorama, Real-time HDR Auto focus, f/2.2 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, BSI Sensor, Omnivision sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p 1080p
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM / 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2200 mAh 2200 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -