Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note vs Sony Xperia E3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Sony Xiaomi
Announced March 2014 September 2014 January 2015
Status Available - March 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, White, Lime, Copper Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.28 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 / Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-450MP4 Adreno 305 Adreno 306
RAM 1/2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.82% 58.23% 67.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor, Panorama, Real-time HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA+ HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM / 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 2330 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 706 h -
Talk Time - Up to 12 h 20 min -