Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

Xiaomi Redmi Note
xiaomi redmi note
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
samsung galaxy tab a 9.7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced March 2014 March 2015
Status Available - March 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 / Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Mali-450MP4 [Similar] -
RAM 1/2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.82% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA+ HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -