Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime vs Xiaomi Redmi 2 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced August 2015 August 2015 Expected Announcement - Q4 2015
Status Available - August 2015 Available - August 2015 Rumored - Q4 2015
Price Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,840 ($159.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,499 ($125.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue White, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Mint Green White, Dark gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR G6200 PowerVR G6200 Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory Yes Yes 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 5.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.02% 72.02% -
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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Yes LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama -
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes Yes 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 Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3060 mAh 3060 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 144 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 11 h 30 min (3G) -